Bank concentration in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Bank concentration was 81.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Zimbabwe, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Zimbabwe stood at 81.8%.
The figure is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Zimbabwe peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 57th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.5% | 65.6% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 52.7% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 59.0% | 81.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More financial sector data for Zimbabwe
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 6.5% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.5194 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 5.59 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 1.55 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 6.5% (2023)
- Broad money 11.2% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 1.4% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 6.5% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 26.6 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -54,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Zimbabwe?
- Bank concentration in Zimbabwe was 81.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for bank concentration?
- Zimbabwe ranks 57th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.