Bank concentration in Zambia
Zambia: Bank concentration was 65.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Zambia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 65.9% for bank concentration in 2021.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Zambia peaked at 66.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2019.
Zambia ranks 106th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.1% | 55.0% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 44.7% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 58.4% | 65.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Zambia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.29 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 172.45 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 85.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.7% (2025)
- Broad money 30.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 17.0% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 25.28 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 6,562 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Zambia?
- Bank concentration in Zambia was 65.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for bank concentration?
- Zambia ranks 106th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.