Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Finland
Finland: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 22.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Finland, 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 Finland is 22.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Finland peaked at 22.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2003.
Finland ranks 96th 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 Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.0% | — |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +69.2% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 22.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Finland's 22.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 94 South Africa 24.0% compare
- 95 Vietnam 23.0% compare
- 96 Ecuador 22.0% compare
- 96 United Arab Emirates 22.0% compare
- 99 Costa Rica 21.0% compare
- 99 Sudan 21.0% compare
More financial sector data for Finland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Finland?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Finland was 22.0% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Finland ranks 96th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.