Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Zambia
Zambia: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 99.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Zambia, 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
In 2013, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Zambia stood at 99.0%.
That represents a change of up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Zambia peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2005.
That places Zambia 6th out of 128 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69.0% | — |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.2% | 69.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 7 Benin 98.0% compare
- 8 Estonia 97.0% compare
- 9 Mozambique 94.0% compare
- 9 New Zealand 94.0% compare
- 9 Senegal 94.0% compare
More financial sector data for Zambia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,869 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2020)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.08 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Zambia?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Zambia was 99.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Zambia ranks 6th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.