Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Czechia
Czechia: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 62.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Czechia, 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
Czechia recorded 62.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Czechia peaked at 67.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1995.
Czechia ranks 43rd 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 38.0% | — |
| 1996 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 52.0% | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 62.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 62.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 38.0% | 52.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 52.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 62.0% | 67.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More financial sector data for Czechia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 71.12 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 51.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 71.12 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Czechia?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Czechia was 62.0% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1995.
- How does Czechia rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Czechia ranks 43rd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.