Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 5.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Viet Nam, 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
Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 5.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2005.
That places Viet Nam 102nd out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Viet Nam, 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% |
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 Viet Nam
- 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 Viet Nam
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 121.47 million current LCU per person (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 29,286 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.41 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2019)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2019)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 61.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 62.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 63.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 624.87 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Viet Nam?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
- How does Viet Nam rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Viet Nam ranks 102nd out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.