Market concentration ratio of banks in the Netherlands 1997-2019
The share of total assets of the five largest credit institutions in the Netherlands increased overall between 1997 and 2019, despite some fluctuation. The concentration ratio, a measure of the percentage market share in an industry held by the largest firms within that industry, was 84.7 percent for banking in the Netherlands in 2019.
Banking is an important service industry in the Netherlands, responsible for the funding of both international as well as domestic trade. In the period between 2007 and 2019, the total number of banks in the Netherlands decreased from 99 banks in 2007 to 41 banks in 2019. In this period of time, the size of the banking sector as a whole in the Netherlands decreased. The total number of bank offices, for example, reached a total number of approximately 3,400 in 2008. In 2019, this was less than 1,300. The Dutch banking sector is one of the most concentrated in Europe.
Banking is an important service industry in the Netherlands, responsible for the funding of both international as well as domestic trade. In the period between 2007 and 2019, the total number of banks in the Netherlands decreased from 99 banks in 2007 to 41 banks in 2019. In this period of time, the size of the banking sector as a whole in the Netherlands decreased. The total number of bank offices, for example, reached a total number of approximately 3,400 in 2008. In 2019, this was less than 1,300. The Dutch banking sector is one of the most concentrated in Europe.
