Foreign banks among total banks in Botswana
Botswana: Foreign banks among total banks was 60.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign banks among total banks in Botswana, 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
Botswana recorded 60.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Botswana peaked at 80.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1998.
Botswana ranks 45th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.4% | 50.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 56.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More financial sector data for Botswana
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 46,448 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.35 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,051 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -25.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,051 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Botswana?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Botswana was 60.0% 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1998.
- How does Botswana rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Botswana ranks 45th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.