Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Seychelles
Seychelles: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 65.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Seychelles, 2005–2012
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 65.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2012.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Seychelles ranks 36th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52.0% | — |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 52.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 63.0% | 67.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More financial sector data for Seychelles
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 16.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,889 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 15.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 18.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.26 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 4,775 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 16.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 4,889 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Seychelles?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Seychelles was 65.0% in 2012, 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2005.
- How does Seychelles rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Seychelles ranks 36th out of 128 countries with data for 2012.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.