Foreign banks among total banks in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Foreign banks among total banks was 73.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Hong Kong, China, 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
In 2013, foreign banks among total banks in Hong Kong, China stood at 73.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Hong Kong, China peaked at 76.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1995.
Hong Kong, China ranks 25th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 67.0% | — |
| 1996 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.8% | 67.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 69.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Hong Kong, China?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Hong Kong, China was 73.0% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1995.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 25th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.