Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%) in Morocco
Morocco: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%) was 19.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Morocco, 2007–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Morocco is 19.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Morocco ranks 74th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19.0% | — |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 19.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.0%, 49% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 19.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.0%, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.0% | 19.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.0% | 19.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More financial sector data for Morocco
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 5.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.91 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 5.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Morocco?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Morocco was 19.0% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2009.
- How does Morocco rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Morocco ranks 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco 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.