Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Greece
Greece: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 0.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Greece, 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
Greece recorded 0.0% 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 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Greece peaked at 14.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Greece 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.0% | — |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +225.0% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -30.8% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 4.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 0.0% | 13.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 114 Philippines 1.0% compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 1.0% compare
- 116 Cuba 0.0%
- 116 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 116 Haiti 0.0%
- 116 Iceland 0.0%
- 116 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0%
- 116 Israel 0.0%
- 116 Libya 0.0%
- 116 Qatar 0.0%
- 116 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 116 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 116 Sweden 0.0%
- 116 Yemen 0.0%
More financial sector data for Greece
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 7.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0108 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 289.86 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 34.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 556.66 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 50.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,686 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Greece?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Greece was 0.0% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Greece ranks 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.