Foreign banks among total banks in Cambodia
Cambodia: Foreign banks among total banks was 61.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Cambodia, 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
The most recent figure for foreign banks among total banks in Cambodia is 61.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Cambodia peaked at 61.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1996.
Cambodia ranks 44th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.0% | — |
| 1996 | 22.0% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 22.0% | 33.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 36.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More financial sector data for Cambodia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 12.67 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,410 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 61.25 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 5.58 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 14.24 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 14.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 20.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 20.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,126 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Cambodia?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Cambodia was 61.0% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1996.
- How does Cambodia rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Cambodia ranks 44th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.