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% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 8% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- China's 2.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.0%, 29% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % 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.