GCB Bank has overtaken Ecobank Ghana in deposit market share, emerging as Ghana’s largest deposit-taking bank as industry deposits rise to GH¢334.3 billion
Ghana’s banking power map is changing, with GCB Bank emerging as the country’s largest deposit-taking bank by deposit market share, according to figures attributed to the latest PwC Ghana banking survey covering the 2025 financial year.
The development marks a significant shift in Ghana’s competitive banking landscape, particularly because Ecobank Ghana previously occupied the leading position.
The latest figures put GCB Bank at 12.37% of Ghana’s total deposit market, ahead of Ecobank Ghana at 10.52% and Stanbic Bank Ghana at 7.80%.
The change becomes more significant when compared with the previous year.
In 2024, Ecobank Ghana held the largest deposit market share at 14.33%, while GCB Bank had 12.99%.
The latest figures therefore indicate that GCB has strengthened its position relative to its major competitors, while Ecobank's share of the industry deposit pool has declined.
| Bank | 2025 Deposit Market Share |
|---|---|
| GCB Bank | 12.37% |
| Ecobank Ghana | 10.52% |
| Stanbic Bank Ghana | 7.80% |
The change in market leadership is taking place against the backdrop of substantial growth in Ghana’s banking industry.
Total industry deposits reportedly increased by approximately 25% to GH¢334.3 billion in 2025.
Based on its 12.37% market share, GCB Bank's share of the industry-wide deposit pool would be approximately GH¢41.3 billion.
This is an estimate based on the reported market share and total industry deposits, rather than a statement of GCB Bank's actual reported customer deposits.
The significance of GCB's rise goes beyond a change in league-table positions.
For banks, deposits are a critical source of funding. A stronger deposit base can provide greater capacity to support lending, investment and other financial activities, subject to liquidity, capital, credit-risk and regulatory considerations.
The competition for deposits is therefore also a competition for:
The shift also highlights how quickly Ghana's banking hierarchy can change when customer behaviour, pricing, service quality, digital adoption, corporate relationships and broader economic conditions move in favour of particular institutions.
GCB Bank's position is particularly noteworthy given the bank's history and its role as one of Ghana's most established financial institutions.
Its return to the top of the deposit-market ranking demonstrates the continued importance of scale and customer relationships in Ghana's banking sector.
For Ecobank Ghana, meanwhile, the figures represent a new competitive challenge. The bank remains one of Ghana's major financial institutions and part of the wider Ecobank pan-African banking network, but it now has to defend its position while competing against an increasingly strong GCB.
Stanbic Bank Ghana's 7.80% share also places it firmly among the country's leading deposit-taking institutions.
The most important story may therefore not be simply that GCB Bank has overtaken Ecobank.
The bigger story is that Ghana's banking hierarchy is becoming increasingly competitive.
As the overall deposit market expands, banks are competing for a larger pool of household savings, corporate deposits, institutional funds and digitally connected customers.
That competition is likely to increasingly be determined not only by branch networks, but also by digital banking capabilities, customer experience, interest rates, transaction ecosystems, corporate banking relationships, financial inclusion and the ability to retain customers over the long term.
GCB's rise to the top is consequently a useful indicator of a broader transformation underway in Ghana's financial sector.
GCB is back at the top. Ecobank now has a new target to reclaim.
PwC Ghana's banking survey publications and Ghana banking-sector analysis. PwC's official publication page currently lists its banking survey as Ghana Banking Survey 2025.
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