Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Angola
Angola: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 46.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Angola, 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
In 2013, foreign banks among total banks in Angola stood at 46.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Angola peaked at 55.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1996.
Angola ranks 63rd of 137 countries on this measure, 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 Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50.0% | — |
| 1996 | 40.0% | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 46.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Angola's 46.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.0%, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 40.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 44.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More financial sector data for Angola
- 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.98 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0035 % 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 2.91 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.98 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Angola?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Angola was 46.0% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1996.
- How does Angola rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Angola ranks 63rd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.