{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-bank-concentration-top5","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-bank-concentration-top5","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-bank-concentration-top5/","title":"South Korea Bank Concentration (Top-3 Banks Asset Share) (2021)","description":"South Korea's Bank Concentration (Top-3 Banks Asset Share): 56.3 % of total commercial banking assets in 2021, -0.1pp YoY.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","South Korea","2021"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Korea","temporal_coverage":"2000/2021","unit":"% of total commercial banking assets","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2021","variable_measured":"South Korea Bank Concentration (Top-3 Banks Asset Share)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GFDD.OI.01?locations=KR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2021"},{"label":"Observations","value":"14"},{"label":"Geography","value":"South Korea"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Korea (2021)","value":"56.3","unit":"% of total commercial banking assets","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"14","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Korea Bank Concentration (Top-3 Banks Asset Share)"}],"observation_count":14,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":100},{"period":"2005","value":100},{"period":"2010","value":51.757},{"period":"2011","value":51.3499},{"period":"2012","value":50.41817},{"period":"2013","value":49.84227},{"period":"2014","value":50.13593},{"period":"2015","value":64.12729},{"period":"2016","value":55.27537},{"period":"2017","value":82.10449},{"period":"2018","value":82.12643},{"period":"2019","value":56.88754},{"period":"2020","value":56.44527},{"period":"2021","value":56.31328}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total commercial banking assets"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2021","value":"56.31","yoyChange":"-0.13pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"56.45","yoyChange":"-0.44pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"56.89","yoyChange":"-25.24pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"82.13","yoyChange":"+0.02pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"82.10","yoyChange":"+26.83pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"55.28","yoyChange":"-8.85pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"64.13","yoyChange":"+13.99pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"50.14","yoyChange":"+0.29pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"49.84","yoyChange":"-0.58pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"50.42","yoyChange":"-0.93pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"51.35","yoyChange":"-0.41pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"51.76","yoyChange":"-48.24pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"100.00","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2000","value":"100.00","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of total commercial banking assets held by the three largest commercial banks in South Korea from 2000 to present. Bank concentration shapes competition, systemic risk, and pricing power. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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 (14 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 100 % of total commercial banking assets in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 49.8 in 2013. The latest reading of 56.3 in 2021 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}