Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Ghana
Ghana: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 69.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Ghana, 2005–2012
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 2012, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Ghana stood at 69.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 33rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57.0% | — |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.6% | 57.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 67.0% | 69.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 31 Burundi 73.0% compare
- 32 Mexico 70.0% compare
- 34 North Macedonia 68.0% compare
- 35 Panama 67.0% compare
- 36 Seychelles 65.0% compare
More financial sector data for Ghana
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,823 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.84 million SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 431.95 million SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.43 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.43 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 5.36 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 155.67 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Ghana?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Ghana was 69.0% in 2012, 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Ghana ranks 33rd out of 128 countries with data for 2012.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.