Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 62.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Bulgaria, 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
Bulgaria recorded 62.0% 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 11.4% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Bulgaria peaked at 82.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2013.
That places Bulgaria 38th out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76.0% | — |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 76.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 62.0% | 79.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,126 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5186 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 48.30 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 4.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 28.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 30.02 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 34.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 34.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,351 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Bulgaria?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Bulgaria was 62.0% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.