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% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 61.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 61.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.0%, 2.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.68 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 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.23 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.68 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 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.