Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Burundi
Burundi: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 73.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Burundi, 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 Burundi is 73.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 102.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Burundi peaked at 73.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2006.
That places Burundi 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36.0% | — |
| 2006 | 33.0% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +75.8% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 33.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 69.0% | 73.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Burundi
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 229,043 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 977.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 19.31 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 33,816 SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.49 million SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 54.09 million SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold 65.86 million SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 67.34 million SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 67.35 million SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4.92 SDR per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Burundi?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Burundi was 73.0% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Burundi ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.