Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Jordan
Jordan: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 25.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Jordan, 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 Jordan stood at 25.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Jordan peaked at 25.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2005.
Jordan ranks 68th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.0% | — |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 14.0% | 23.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Jordan
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 14.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2083 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,057 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 14.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,057 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 18.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,456 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 18.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,456 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Jordan?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Jordan was 25.0% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Jordan ranks 68th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.