Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 92.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Hong Kong, China, 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
Hong Kong, China recorded 92.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Hong Kong, China peaked at 92.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2006.
That places Hong Kong, China 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 92.0% | — |
| 2006 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.4% | 91.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Hong Kong, China?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Hong Kong, China was 92.0% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2006.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.