Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malawi
Malawi: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 34.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malawi, 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
Malawi recorded 34.0% 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 up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malawi peaked at 34.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2010.
Malawi ranks 57th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.0% | — |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 28.0% | 34.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Malawi
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -33 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -33.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 20.78 SDR per person (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malawi?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Malawi was 34.0% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Malawi ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.