United Arab Emirates Bank Concentration (Top-3 Banks Asset Share) (2021)
United Arab Emirates's Bank Concentration (Top-3 Banks Asset Share): 73.2 % of total commercial banking assets in 2021, +0.4pp YoY.
Data
| Year | % of total commercial banking assets | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73.2 | +0.4pp |
| 2020 | 72.8 | +1pp |
| 2019 | 71.8 | +5.6pp |
| 2018 | 66.2 | +0.6pp |
| 2017 | 65.6 | +10.5pp |
| 2016 | 55.1 | +1.1pp |
| 2015 | 54 | -9.1pp |
| 2014 | 63.1 | -0.3pp |
| 2013 | 63.4 | +2.2pp |
| 2012 | 61.2 | +0.3pp |
| 2011 | 60.9 | +1.3pp |
| 2010 | 59.6 | unchanged |
| 2009 | 59.6 | +10.1pp |
| 2008 | 49.5 | -0.5pp |
| 2007 | 50 | +5.9pp |
| 2006 | 44.1 | -3.9pp |
| 2005 | 48 | +0.7pp |
| 2004 | 47.3 | -2pp |
| 2003 | 49.3 | -0.7pp |
| 2002 | 50 | -0.7pp |
About this Dataset
United Arab Emirates recorded 73.2 % of total commercial banking assets in 2021. The latest change was +0.4pp. Across 2000–2021 the series ranges from 44.1 % of total commercial banking assets in 2006 to 73.2 % of total commercial banking assets in 2021.
This page tracks the share of total commercial banking assets held by the three largest commercial banks in United Arab Emirates. Bank concentration shapes competition, systemic risk, and pricing power.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. The series is World Bank indicator GFDD.OI.01, “Bank concentration (%)” — the asset share of the three largest commercial banks.