Foreign banks among total banks in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Foreign banks among total banks was 29.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Antigua and Barbuda, 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 Antigua and Barbuda is 29.0%, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 43.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1995.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 89th 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 Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.0% | — |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +78.6% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +52.0% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 14.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 87 United States of America 31.0% compare
- 88 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.0% compare
- 90 Nigeria 28.0% compare
- 91 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.0% compare
- 92 Malawi 25.0% compare
- 92 Thailand 25.0% compare
More financial sector data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 31,625 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 276.09 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 276.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 276.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 276.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,934 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 0.5614 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,934 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Antigua and Barbuda was 29.0% 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 Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1995.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 89th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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.