Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 54.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Foreign banks among total banks in Egypt, 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 Egypt stood at 54.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 184.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Egypt peaked at 54.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1995.
That places Egypt 53rd out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.0% | — |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +44.4% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +109.5% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 54.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 54.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.0%, 2.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 6.0% | 16.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 16.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More financial sector data for Egypt
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Egypt?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Egypt was 54.0% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Egypt ranks 53rd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.