Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Finland
Finland: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 84.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Finland, 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
Finland recorded 84.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Finland peaked at 88.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2005.
Finland ranks 24th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.0% | — |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 72.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More financial sector data for Finland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 64,847 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 49.24 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 4.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 11.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 16.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 16.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,894 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Finland?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Finland was 84.0% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2005.
- How does Finland rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Finland ranks 24th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.