Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Greece
Greece: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 0.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Greece, 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 Greece is 0.0%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Greece peaked at 32.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Greece 126th 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.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.0% | — |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +45.5% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +52.4% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%. (53 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 7.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 11.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More financial sector data for Greece
- 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 55.22 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 Greece?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Greece was 0.0% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Greece ranks 126th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.