Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Israel
Israel: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 0.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Foreign banks among total banks in Israel, 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
Israel recorded 0.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Israel peaked at 14.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Israel ranks 126th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.0% | — |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%. (53 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.0%. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 0.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More financial sector data for Israel
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Israel?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Israel 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Israel rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Israel ranks 126th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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.