Foreign banks among total banks in Chile
Chile: Foreign banks among total banks was 41.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Foreign banks among total banks in Chile, 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 Chile is 41.0%, measured in 2013.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Chile peaked at 45.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2004.
Chile ranks 69th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign banks among total banks in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.0% | — |
| 1996 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 40.0% | 45.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 38.0% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 41.0% | 43.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Chile
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 14.07 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 781.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 276,500 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 25.20 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 33.11 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 36.08 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 36.11 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 36.11 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,818 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Chile?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Chile was 41.0% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2004.
- How does Chile rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Chile ranks 69th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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.