Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Albania
Albania: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 89.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Albania, 2007–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Albania is 89.0%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
That places Albania 18th out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 93.0% | — |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.0% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 89.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More financial sector data for Albania
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 558,173 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 49.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 4.20 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 382.72 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 5.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.90 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 6.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,667 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Albania?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Albania was 89.0% in 2013, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2013.
- How does Albania rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Albania ranks 18th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total banking assets that are held by foreign banks. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.