Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Thailand
Thailand: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 7.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Thailand, 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
Thailand recorded 7.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Thailand peaked at 7.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2006.
Thailand ranks 97th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.0% | — |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.0% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 94 Sudan 9.0% compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 8.0% compare
- 95 Russian Federation 8.0% compare
- 97 Republic of Korea 7.0% compare
- 97 Kuwait 7.0% compare
- 100 Italy 6.0% compare
- 100 Singapore 6.0% compare
More financial sector data for Thailand
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 389,633 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 48.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 263.90 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 24.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 177.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 182.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 206.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 205.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,874 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Thailand?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Thailand was 7.0% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2006.
- How does Thailand rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Thailand ranks 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.