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% |
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
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- 101 Uzbekistan 20.0% compare
- 104 Oman 17.0% compare
- 104 Russian Federation 17.0% compare
- 104 Togo 17.0% compare
- 104 Taiwan, China 17.0% compare
More financial sector data for China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (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.