Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Australia
Australia: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 2.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Australia, 2006–2013
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 Australia is 2.0%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 71.4% over ten years.
That places Australia 110th out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.0% | — |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.0% | 7.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0183 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,189 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,642 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 14.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,921 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 14.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,921 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Australia?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Australia was 2.0% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Australia ranks 110th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.