Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Georgia
Georgia: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 64.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Georgia, 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
Georgia recorded 64.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Georgia peaked at 67.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2005.
Georgia ranks 37th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.0% | — |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +106.2% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.4% | 32.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 62.0% | 65.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Georgia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 19,315 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 8.03 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 731.88 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,142 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Georgia?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Georgia was 64.0% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2005.
- How does Georgia rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Georgia ranks 37th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.