Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Brazil
Brazil: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 15.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Brazil, 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
Brazil recorded 15.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Brazil peaked at 25.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2013.
That places Brazil 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24.0% | — |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 18.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Brazil
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 83,511 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 194.05 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 17.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 226.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 244.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 261.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 261.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,229 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Brazil?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Brazil was 15.0% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Brazil ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.