Year.      Bank.          Total Deposits 2018      STANBIC.      6,205,018  2019.       Stanbic.        9,295,682 2020         STanbic.        12,742,132 2018.       BARCLAYS.    7,657,089 2019           Absa.          10,139,424 2020          Absa.       10,598,067   Question: What is the five firm concentration ratio using Total deposits in the table above

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