Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Norway
Norway: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 14.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Norway, 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
Norway recorded 14.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Norway peaked at 42.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2012.
That places Norway 83rd out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42.0% | — |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -61.9% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 16.0% | 42.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.0% | 15.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Norway
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 0.1443 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1054 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 9,970 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.2122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 11,126 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 0.2122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 11,126 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 0.2122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 11,126 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.629 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Norway?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Norway was 14.0% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Norway ranks 83rd out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.