Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Poland
Poland: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 76.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Poland, 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
Poland recorded 76.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Poland peaked at 78.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2011.
That places Poland 27th out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 77.0% | — |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 73.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 72.0% | 76.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Poland
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1898 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.132 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 3,752 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1406 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 3,899 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 16.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 5,447 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 15.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,432 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Poland?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Poland was 76.0% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2011.
- How does Poland rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Poland ranks 27th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland 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.