Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Mozambique
Mozambique: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 94.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 94.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Mozambique peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2013.
Mozambique ranks 9th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 99.0% | — |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Mozambique
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 16,695 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 26.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 4.43 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 253.23 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.66 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.69 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.95 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.95 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 85.12 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Mozambique?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Mozambique was 94.0% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2013.
- How does Mozambique rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Mozambique ranks 9th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.