Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 53.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Guatemala, 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
Guatemala recorded 53.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 130.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Guatemala peaked at 53.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1995.
Guatemala ranks 54th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.0% | — |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +54.5% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +61.5% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 53.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.0%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 53.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.5%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +61.5% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
| 1997 | +54.5% | 11.0% | 17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 11.0% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 21.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 47.0% | 53.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More financial sector data for Guatemala
- 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.01 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 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.93 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.01 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 Guatemala?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Guatemala was 53.0% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1995.
- How does Guatemala rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Guatemala ranks 54th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.