China Bank Concentration (Top-3 Banks Asset Share) (2021)
China's Bank Concentration (Top-3 Banks Asset Share): 38.3 % of total commercial banking assets in 2021, -0.2pp YoY. World Bank (GFDD.OI.01), 2000–2021.
Data
| Year | % of total commercial banking assets | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38.3 | -0.2pp |
| 2020 | 38.5 | +0.6pp |
| 2019 | 37.9 | +0.2pp |
| 2018 | 37.7 | -0.2pp |
| 2017 | 37.9 | -1.4pp |
| 2016 | 39.3 | -1.3pp |
| 2015 | 40.6 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 40.6 | -59.3pp |
| 2013 | 99.9 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 99.9 | +46.5pp |
| 2011 | 53.4 | -6.1pp |
| 2010 | 59.5 | -9.5pp |
| 2009 | 69 | -3.7pp |
| 2008 | 72.7 | +1.7pp |
| 2007 | 71 | -3.9pp |
| 2006 | 74.9 | +4.6pp |
| 2005 | 70.3 | -3.2pp |
| 2004 | 73.5 | +3.9pp |
| 2003 | 69.6 | +27.4pp |
| 2002 | 42.2 | -4pp |
About this Dataset
China recorded 38.3 % of total commercial banking assets in 2021. The latest change was -0.2pp. Across 2000–2021 the series ranges from 34.3 % of total commercial banking assets in 2000 to 99.9 % of total commercial banking assets in 2012.
This page tracks the share of total commercial banking assets held by the three largest commercial banks in China. 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.