Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Czechia
Czechia: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 85.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Czechia, 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
Czechia recorded 85.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Czechia peaked at 85.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2012.
That places Czechia 21st out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 83.0% | — |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.8% | 83.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 81.0% | 85.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More financial sector data for Czechia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 504,578 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 80.58 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 118.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 121.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 128.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 128.80 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 11,831 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Czechia?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Czechia was 85.0% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2012.
- How does Czechia rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Czechia ranks 21st out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia 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.