Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Italy
Italy: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 12.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Italy, 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 Italy is 12.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Italy peaked at 12.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1995.
That places Italy 113th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.0% | — |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +66.7% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 12.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 33% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Italy's 12.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%, 24% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Italy?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Italy was 12.0% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Italy ranks 113th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.