Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 65.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Bulgaria, 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
Bulgaria recorded 65.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Bulgaria peaked at 69.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1995.
That places Bulgaria 37th 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.0% | — |
| 1996 | 28.0% | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 65.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 65.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 22.0% | 48.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 46.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 65.0% | 69.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 20.89 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 15.25 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 20.89 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Bulgaria?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Bulgaria was 65.0% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.