Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 46.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Belgium, 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
Belgium recorded 46.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Belgium peaked at 46.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1997.
Belgium 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.0% | — |
| 1996 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 46.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 46.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 37.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 43.0% | 46.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More financial sector data for Belgium
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 193.33 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 141.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 193.33 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Belgium?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Belgium 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Belgium ranks 63rd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.