Foreign banks among total banks in Denmark
Denmark: Foreign banks among total banks was 8.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Denmark, 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 Denmark is 8.0%, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Denmark peaked at 11.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1995.
That places Denmark 119th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More financial sector data for Denmark
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1741 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 13,399 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 14,388 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 15,524 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 15,525 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 93.29 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Denmark?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Denmark was 8.0% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Denmark ranks 119th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.