Canada Bank Concentration (Top-3 Banks Asset Share) (2021)
Canada's Bank Concentration (Top-3 Banks Asset Share): 60.7 % of total commercial banking assets in 2021, -0.3pp YoY. World Bank (GFDD.OI.01), 2000–2021.
Data
| Year | % of total commercial banking assets | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60.7 | -0.3pp |
| 2020 | 61 | unchanged |
| 2019 | 61 | -0.4pp |
| 2018 | 61.4 | +0.5pp |
| 2017 | 60.9 | -0.6pp |
| 2016 | 61.5 | +0.3pp |
| 2015 | 61.2 | +0.3pp |
| 2014 | 60.9 | +0.6pp |
| 2013 | 60.3 | +1pp |
| 2012 | 59.3 | +0.6pp |
| 2011 | 58.7 | -1.4pp |
| 2010 | 60.1 | -31.4pp |
| 2009 | 91.5 | +4.9pp |
| 2008 | 86.6 | +6.2pp |
| 2007 | 80.4 | -5pp |
| 2006 | 85.4 | -3.8pp |
| 2005 | 89.2 | +6.4pp |
| 2004 | 82.8 | +2.9pp |
| 2003 | 79.9 | +8.9pp |
| 2002 | 71 | +6.1pp |
About this Dataset
Canada recorded 60.7 % of total commercial banking assets in 2021. The latest change was -0.3pp. Across 2000–2021 the series ranges from 53 % of total commercial banking assets in 2000 to 91.5 % of total commercial banking assets in 2009.
This page tracks the share of total commercial banking assets held by the three largest commercial banks in Canada. 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.