Brazil (2021)
70.4
% of total commercial banking assets
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
22
years of data

Data

Brazil Bank Concentration (Top-3 Banks Asset Share) (2021) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of total commercial banking assets YoY Change
2021 70.4 -0.1pp
2020 70.5 -2.7pp
2019 73.2 -0.7pp
2018 73.9 -1.1pp
2017 75 -0.3pp
2016 75.3 +1.4pp
2015 73.9 +10.4pp
2014 63.4 +2.3pp
2013 61.1 +11.7pp
2012 49.4 -12.7pp
2011 62 +0.2pp
2010 61.9 -4.5pp
2009 66.4 +15.1pp
2008 51.3 +3.3pp
2007 48 -4.7pp
2006 52.7 +6.6pp
2005 46.1 -1pp
2004 47.2 -1.9pp
2003 49.1 +6.5pp
2002 42.6 +3.5pp

About this Dataset

Brazil recorded 70.4 % of total commercial banking assets in 2021. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2000–2021 the series ranges from 38.7 in 2000 to 75.3 in 2016.

This page tracks the share of total commercial banking assets held by the three largest commercial banks in Brazil from 2000 to present. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the share of total commercial banking assets held by the three largest commercial banks in Brazil from 2000 to present. Bank concentration shapes competition, systemic risk, and pricing power. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2021 (22 observations).

The series peaked at 75.3 % of total commercial banking assets in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 38.7 in 2000. The latest reading of 70.4 in 2021 represents a change of -0.1pp.