Foreign banks among total banks in Australia
Australia: Foreign banks among total banks was 35.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Australia, 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 Australia stood at 35.0%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Australia peaked at 44.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1996.
That places Australia 82nd 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 36.0% | — |
| 1996 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 35.0% | 39.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 40.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 35.0% | 42.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 215,929 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 84.28 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 32.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 45.36 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 53.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 53.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,921 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Australia?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Australia was 35.0% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1996.
- How does Australia rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Australia ranks 82nd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.