Foreign banks among total banks in Algeria
Algeria: Foreign banks among total banks was 60.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Algeria, 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 Algeria is 60.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Algeria peaked at 60.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1995.
That places Algeria 45th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.0% | — |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +69.2% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +90.0% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 13.0% | 22.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 38.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Algeria
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 600,182 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 99.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 195.30 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 17.80 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 34.63 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 38.30 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 56.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 38.30 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 807.43 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Algeria?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Algeria was 60.0% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1995.
- How does Algeria rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Algeria ranks 45th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.