Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in China
China: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 2.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in China, 2007–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in China stood at 2.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
China ranks 110th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.0% | — |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1258 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,743 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1047 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,778 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,946 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in China?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in China 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
- How does China rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- China ranks 110th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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.