Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Angola
Angola: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 54.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Angola, 2005–2013
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 Angola is 54.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Angola peaked at 54.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2005.
That places Angola 45th out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48.0% | — |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.6% | 48.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 53.0% | 54.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Angola
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 458,473 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 146.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 28.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 9.54 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 11.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 301.1 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 253.17 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Angola?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Angola was 54.0% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2005.
- How does Angola rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Angola ranks 45th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.