Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Germany
Germany: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 14.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Germany, 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 Germany is 14.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Germany peaked at 14.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1996.
Germany ranks 108th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.0% | — |
| 1996 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 14.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 39% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Germany's 14.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%, 28% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 9.0% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 108 Azerbaijan 14.0% compare
- 110 South Korea 13.0% compare
- 110 Mongolia 13.0% compare
- 110 Spain 13.0% compare
More financial sector data for Germany
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 115.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.76 % 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 84.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 115.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Germany?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Germany was 14.0% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Germany ranks 108th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.