Foreign banks among total banks in France
France: Foreign banks among total banks was 4.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign banks among total banks in France, 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 France is 4.0%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in France peaked at 7.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2011.
France ranks 121st of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.0% | — |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +40.0% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More financial sector data for France
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 73,491 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 249.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 24.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 312.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 309.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,503 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in France?
- Foreign banks among total banks in France was 4.0% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2011.
- How does France rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- France ranks 121st out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.