Big 4 banks represent 41.9% of total credit, 50% of total deposits

According to the latest data from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), by Dec. 31, 2023, credit increased by about 13.71% compared to the end of 2022, not significantly lower than the 14.18% increase of the previous year.

In 2023, credit had a slow increase in the first quarters, and even saw a decrease compared to the previous month in July. As of Sept. 30, credit growth only reached about 7%.

However, credit began to slightly improve from the end of the third quarter and surged impressively in the last quarter thanks to drastic efforts in credit growth management by the SBV.

Contributing a significant part to the credit growth of the entire economy in 2023 were the efforts of the Big 4 banks, which are four state-owned banks with total assets, deposits, loans and profits that always lead the country's banking system.

Accordingly, the Big 4 banks pumped a total of more than VND684.8 trillion into the economy in 2023, equivalent to 41.9% of the outstanding loans of the entire economy. The largest contribution belonged to BIDV, with nearly VND255.8 trillion, corresponding to credit growth of 16.66%.

VietinBank followed with credit growth of 15.6%, equivalent to nearly VND200 trillion.

Vietcombank and Agribank recorded lower credit growth rates of 10.6% and 7.4%, respectively, equivalent to nearly VND122.6 trillion and VND106.8 trillion.

In 2023, the raised capital of the Big 4 banks increased by 13% or nearly VND778.9 trillion against the previous year to VND6.7 quadrillion.

As the majority of raised capital is in the form of deposits, it can be estimated that the Big 4 banks accounted for about 50%, or VND13.5 quadrillion, of the total deposits of the entire economy by the end of 2023.

Specifically, BIDV in 2023 raised total capital of VND1.89 quadrillion, an increase of 16.4% compared to the end of 2022, surpassing Agribank to lead the Big 4 group.

Agribank dropped to the second position in terms of capital raising, with VND1.88 quadrillion, up 9.8% against the previous year.

The remaining giants VietinBank and Vietcombank in 2023 raised VND1.52 quadrillion and VND1.41 quadrillion, respectively, an increase of 13.7% and 12.9% compared to 2022.