Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Switzerland
Switzerland: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 2.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Switzerland, 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
Switzerland recorded 2.0% 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 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Switzerland peaked at 6.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 110th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.0% | — |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 141,431 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 106.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 667.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 678.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 785.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 785.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 86,338 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Switzerland?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Switzerland was 2.0% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Switzerland ranks 110th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.