Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Lebanon
Lebanon: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 29.0% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Lebanon, 2007–2012
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 29.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
That places Lebanon 61st out of 128 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 33.0% | — |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 33.0% | 36.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 29.0% | 32.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 26.00 million current LCU per person (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,021 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2017)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 322.77 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 18.45 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.95 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 7.09 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 25.54 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 25.57 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,404 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Lebanon?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Lebanon was 29.0% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2012.
- How does Lebanon rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Lebanon ranks 61st out of 128 countries with data for 2012.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.