The USA: Bank concentration: percent of bank assets held by top three banks: The latest value from 2021 is 38.4 percent, a decline from 39.28 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 67.43 percent, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 2000 to 2021 is 33.9 percent. The minimum value, 21.45 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 42.29 percent was recorded in 2015.

The efficiency ratio of the U.S. banking industry fluctuated significantly between 2003 and 2024, signalling the varying performance and stability of the industry. The ratio, which measures the non-interest expense as a percentage of the net operating revenue, was 64.25 percent in the last quarter of 2024, notably lower than in the same quarter in the previous year. The highest efficiency ratios were measured during the global financial crisis in 2008.

Trinidad and Tobago had the most concentrated banking sector in Latin America in 2021. There, **** percent of all bank assets were held by the largest three banks in the country. The bank concentration was similarly high in Belize and Haiti. In Mexico, Panama, Bolivia, and Paraguay, on the other hand, the share of bank assets held by the largest three banks in each country was below ** percent.

Graph and download economic data for Financial System Deposits to GDP for United States (DDDI08USA156NWDB) from 1960 to 2020 about deposits, financial, GDP, and USA.

The value of assets held at banks in the United States increased significantly between 2002 and 2023, despite a slight drop in 2022. The assets of U.S. banks amounted to approximately ***** trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, up from ***** trillion U.S. dollars a year earlier.

The average for 2021 based on 19 countries was 63.92 percent. The highest value was in Haiti: 85.62 percent and the lowest value was in Paraguay: 41.54 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The total assets of the banking industry as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States increased overall between 2002 and 2023, with a downward trend in recent years. In 2023, assets held at banks amounted to ****** percent of the total GDP, a notable decrease compared to the previous years. The value of total assets in the banking sector increased notably in 2023, exceeding ** trillion U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Total Assets, All Commercial Banks (TLAACBW027SBOG) from 1973-01-03 to 2025-07-02 about assets, banks, depository institutions, and USA.

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Over the course of the 1920s, the value of money deposited in commercial banks grew at a fairly steady rate, rising from around 19 billion U.S. dollars in 1921 (the initial dip was due to the post-WWI recession), to 25 billion at the end of the decade. However, the onset of the Great Depression saw these figures drop drastically, and the value of deposits fell from around 26 to 16 billion dollars between 1930 and 1933. This was not only due to high unemployment and lower wages, but many Americans also lost faith in the banks during the Depression - many blamed the banks for the Depression as frivolous lending practices had contributed to the Wall Street Crash; banks demanded early repayment of debts and often repossessed the property of those who could not afford to do so (also leading to evictions), and many banks failed after the Crash and were not perceived as safe. It was not until 1936 where deposits in commercial banks returned to their pre-Depression levels, after the Roosevelt administration put a number of safeguards in place and helped restore public faith in the American banking system.

In contrast to commercial banks, the total amount of money deposited in savings accounts continued to rise throughout the Great Depression, albeit at a much slower rate than in the 1920s. The reason for continued increase was due to the disproportionate impact the Depression had across socioeconomic groups - most working and middle-class Americans did not have the means to have a savings account

The average for 2021 based on 16 countries was 22.54 index points. The highest value was in Panama: 40.39 index points and the lowest value was in Haiti: 11.55 index points. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The estimated number of banks and thrifts in the United States fell from around ****** in 1920 to ****** in 1929, when the onset of the Great Depression would then see it fall further, below ****** in 1933. This marks a cumulative decline of over ****** banks and thrifts, which is equal to a drop of more than ** percent in 13 years. Tumultuous Twenties Despite the economic prosperity associated with the Roarin' 1920s in the U.S., it was a tumultuous decade in financial terms, with more separate recessions than any other decade. However, the ***** was also privy to frivolous lending policies among many banks, which saw the banking sector collapse in the wake of the Wall Street Crash in 1929. Many banks failed as the Great Depression and unemployment spread across the country, and customers or businesses could not afford to repay their loans. It was only after this financial crisis where the federal government began keeping more stringent and accurate records on its banking sector, therefore precise figures and the reasons behind these bank failures are not always clear. Franklin D. Roosevelt Just two days after assuming office in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt drastically declared a bank holiday, and all banks in the country were closed from ******* until ********. This break allowed Congress to pass the Emergency Banking Act on *******, which saw the Federal Reserve provide deposit insurance for all reopened banks thereafter. Through his first fireside chat, Roosevelt then encouraged Americans to re-deposit their money in the banks again, which successfully restored much of the public's faith in the banking system - it is estimated that over half of the cash withdrawn during the Great Depression was then returned to the banks by ********.

The Department of Public Services and Procurement Canada, in its role as Receiver General for Canada, is responsible for the management and safeguarding of all federal government money. The Receiver General uses a centralized banking system (Government Banking System or GBS) to record the inflow of funds. Data is stored in the GBS detailing the dates and amounts for deposits made to financial institutions. This dataset, entitled “Deposits to Financial Institutions”, provides details extracted from the Government Banking System of all deposits made to Financial Institutions and their subsequent receipt at the Bank of Canada.

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These reports collect selected financial information for direct or indirect foreign subsidiaries of U.S. state member banks (SMBs), Edge and agreement corporations, and bank holding companies (BHCs). The FR 2314 consists of a balance sheet and income statement; information on changes in equity capital, changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses, off-balance-sheet items, and loans; and a memoranda section. The FR 2314S collects four financial data items for smaller, less complex subsidiaries. (Note: The Report of Condition for Foreign Subsidiaries of U.S. Banking Organizations, FR 2314a and FR 2314c have been replaced by the FR 2314 and FR 2314S. and the FR 2314b has been discontinued.

This data set is a digitized version of “All-Bank Statistics, United States, 1896-1955,” (ABS) which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published in 1959. That volume contained annual aggregate balance sheet aggregates for all depository institutions by state and class of institution for the years 1896 to 1955. The depository institutions include nationally chartered commercial banks, state chartered commercial banks, and private banks as well as mutual savings bank and building and loan societies. The data comes from the last business day of the year or the closest available data. This digital version of ABS contains all data in the original source and only data from the original source.This data set is similar to ICPSR 2393, “U.S. Historical Data on Bank Market Structure, ICPSR 2393” by Mark Flood. ICPSR 2393 reports data from ABS but excludes subcategories of data useful for analyzing the liquidity of bank balance sheets, the operation of financial markets, the functioning of the financial network, and depository institutions’ contribution to monetary aggregates. ICPSR 2393, for example, reports total cash assets from ABS but does not report the subcomponents of that total: bankers balances, cash in banks’ own vaults, and items in the process of collection. Those data are needed to understand how much liquidity banks kept on hand, how much liquidity banks stored in or hoped to draw from reserve depositories, and how much of the apparent cash in the financial system was double-counted checks in the process of collection, commonly called float. Those data are also needed to understand the contribution of commercial banks to the aggregate money supply since cash in banks’ vaults counts within monetary aggregates while interbank deposits and float do not. While this dataset provides comprehensive and complete data from ABS, ICPSR 2393 contains information from other sources that researchers may find valuable including data from the aggregate income statements of nationally chartered banks and regulatory variables. To facilitate the use of that information, the naming conventions in this data set are consistent with those in ICPSR 2393.

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Bank concentration (%) in United States was reported at 38.4 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Bank concentration - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The number of FDIC-insured commercial banks in the United States decreased steadily from 2000 to 2024. At the end of 2024, there were 3,928 FDIC-insured commercial banks in the country, down from 4,036 a year earlier. The FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, is an agency that insures the banking system in the U.S. Despite the dropping number of banks, the number of employees in the banking industry increased in the last two decades. Why do banks need insurance? The number of banks is shrinking, but the value of deposits in these banks is growing, amounting to trillions of U.S. dollars. The primary function of the FDIC is to insure these deposits up to 250,000 U.S. dollars. Under stable economic conditions, this task can be performed without particular difficulties. However, during economic uncertainties and recessions, it can be challenging. During the Global Financial Crisis, hundreds of FDIC-insured banks declared insolvency. Account holders were then eligible for compensation for the portion of their accounts that the FDIC insured. Financial figures of the FDIC-insured banks Except in times of deep recession, U.S. banks have a positive net operating income. It amounted to over 324 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. The value of funds borrowed by the U.S. FDIC-insured banks reached 1.4 trillion U.S. dollars that year.

United States - Total Assets, All Commercial Banks was 24593.00380 Bil. of U.S. $ in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Total Assets, All Commercial Banks reached a record high of 24593.00380 in June of 2025 and a record low of 699.56240 in January of 1973. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Total Assets, All Commercial Banks - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

The H.8 release provides an estimated weekly aggregate balance sheet for all commercial banks in the United States. The release also includes separate balance sheet aggregations for several bank groups: domestically chartered commercial banks; large domestically chartered commercial banks; small domestically chartered commercial banks; and foreign-related institutions in the United States. Foreign-related institutions include U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks as well as Edge Act and agreement corporations. Published weekly, the release is typically available to the public by 4:15 p.m. each Friday. If Friday is a federal holiday, then the data are released on Thursday.The H.8 release is primarily based on data that are reported weekly by a sample of approximately 875 domestically chartered banks and foreign-related institutions. As of December 2009, U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks accounted for about 60 of the weekly reporters and domestically chartered banks made up the rest of the sample. Data for domestically chartered commercial banks and foreign-related institutions that do not report weekly are estimated at a weekly frequency based on quarterly Call Report data.