Bank concentration in Yemen
Yemen: Bank concentration was 100.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Yemen, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Yemen is 100.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Yemen peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2003.
That places Yemen 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.7% | 75.9% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 87.1% | 100.0% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Yemen
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 5.6% (2013)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.22 (2016)
- Net domestic credit 2.62 trillion current LCU (2013)
- Net foreign assets 1.30 trillion current LCU (2013)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 5.6% (2013)
- Broad money 34.7% (2013)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.2% (2013)
- Domestic credit to private sector 5.6% (2013)
- Official exchange rate 1,355 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -16,291 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Yemen?
- Bank concentration in Yemen was 100.0% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2003.
- How does Yemen rank for bank concentration?
- Yemen ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.