Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 3.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign banks among total banks in Bangladesh, 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 Bangladesh stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Bangladesh peaked at 5.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
Bangladesh ranks 122nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 5.0% | — |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7636 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Bangladesh?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Bangladesh was 3.0% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Bangladesh rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Bangladesh ranks 122nd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.