Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Serbia
Serbia: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 75.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Serbia, 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
Serbia recorded 75.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Serbia peaked at 85.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2010.
That places Serbia 29th out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.0% | — |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6% | 74.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 73.0% | 76.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More financial sector data for Serbia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 648,933 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 42.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 59.09 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 5.38 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 19.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 19.55 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 24.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 24.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,796 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Serbia?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Serbia was 75.0% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Serbia ranks 29th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.