Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in France
France: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 5.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in France, 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
France recorded 5.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in France peaked at 6.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2005.
That places France 102nd out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.0% | — |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 100 Italy 6.0% compare
- 100 Singapore 6.0% compare
- 102 Viet Nam 5.0% compare
- 104 Azerbaijan 4.0% compare
- 104 Mauritania 4.0% compare
- 104 Netherlands 4.0% compare
More financial sector data for France
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 73,491 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 249.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 24.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 312.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 309.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,503 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in France?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in France was 5.0% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2005.
- How does France rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- France ranks 102nd out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.