Foreign banks among total banks (%) in China
China: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 20.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in China, 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
In 2013, foreign banks among total banks in China stood at 20.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 185.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in China peaked at 21.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2004.
China ranks 101st 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 China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.0% | — |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 20.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.0%, 49% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- China's 20.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.0%, 67% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign banks among total banks (%) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +150.0% | 6.0% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 9.0% | 13.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 6.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % 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 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % 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 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % 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 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in China?
- Foreign banks among total banks in China was 20.0% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2004.
- How does China rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- China ranks 101st out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.