Foreign banks among total banks in Honduras
Honduras: Foreign banks among total banks was 53.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Honduras, 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 Honduras is 53.0%, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Honduras peaked at 56.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1997.
That places Honduras 54th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19.0% | — |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +47.4% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 18.0% | 19.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 23.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Honduras
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 75,035 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 783,509 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 71.40 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 7.38 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 677.07 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Honduras?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Honduras 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1997.
- How does Honduras rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Honduras ranks 54th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.