Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Honduras
Honduras: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 53.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Honduras, 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
In 2013, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Honduras stood at 53.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.3% on the previous year and up 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Honduras peaked at 53.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2006.
That places Honduras 46th out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.0% | — |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +69.2% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 26.0% | 46.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 41.0% | 53.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Honduras
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 75,035 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 783,509 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 71.40 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 7.38 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 677.07 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Honduras?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Honduras was 53.0% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2006.
- How does Honduras rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Honduras ranks 46th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.