Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Albania
Albania: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 85.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Albania, 1995–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign banks among total banks in Albania is 85.0%, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Albania peaked at 86.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1995.
Albania ranks 9th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.0% | — |
| 1996 | 40.0% | +60.0% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +34.0% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 85.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.0%, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Albania's 85.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +60.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% |
| 1998 | +34.0% | 50.0% | 67.0% |
| 1997 | +25.0% | 40.0% | 50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 25.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 73.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 6 El Salvador 91.0% compare
- 7 Benin 89.0% compare
- 8 Montenegro 88.0% compare
- 9 Ireland 85.0% compare
- 9 Mozambique 85.0% compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 83.0% compare
- 12 Senegal 83.0% compare
- 12 Uganda 83.0% compare
More financial sector data for Albania
- 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 15.16 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 11.07 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 15.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Albania?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Albania was 85.0% 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 banks among total banks recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1995.
- How does Albania rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Albania ranks 9th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania 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 banks among total banks (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the number of foreign owned banks to the number of the total banks in an Economy. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.