Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%) was 5.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Vietnam, 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
Vietnam recorded 5.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Vietnam peaked at 5.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2005.
That places Vietnam 102nd out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.0% | — |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 20% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 5.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.0%, 71% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 100 Italy 6.0% compare
- 100 Singapore 6.0% compare
- 102 France 5.0% compare
- 104 Azerbaijan 4.0% compare
- 104 Mauritania 4.0% compare
- 104 Netherlands 4.0% compare
More financial sector data for Vietnam
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Vietnam?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Vietnam was 5.0% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
- How does Vietnam rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Vietnam ranks 102nd out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.