World Bank · Financial Sector
Nigeria: Bank concentration
59.32percent · 2021+31.0% since 2011
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope. Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2021.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.32 | |
| 2020 | 44.591 | |
| 2019 | 44.069 | |
| 2018 | 39.969 | |
| 2017 | 41.185 | |
| 2016 | 40.494 | |
| 2015 | 37.647 | |
| 2014 | 40.009 | |
| 2013 | 40.05 | |
| 2012 | 39.101 | |
| 2011 | 45.266 | |
| 2010 | 84.715 | |
| 2009 | 78.038 | |
| 2008 | 78.255 | |
| 2007 | 76.033 | |
| 2006 | 71.086 | |
| 2005 | 58.965 | |
| 2004 | 36.106 | |
| 2003 | 23.409 | |
| 2002 | 23.324 | |
| 2001 | 23.521 | |
| 2000 | 27.45 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by BvD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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