Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Ireland
Ireland: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 85.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Ireland, 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
Ireland recorded 85.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Ireland peaked at 86.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1995.
That places Ireland 9th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 78.0% | — |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 85.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 85.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.4% | 78.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 79.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 82.0% | 85.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 6 El Salvador 91.0% compare
- 7 Benin 89.0% compare
- 8 Montenegro 88.0% compare
- 9 Albania 85.0% compare
- 9 Mozambique 85.0% compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 83.0% compare
- 12 Senegal 83.0% compare
- 12 Uganda 83.0% compare
More financial sector data for Ireland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 163.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 223.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Ireland?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Ireland was 85.0% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.