Foreign banks among total banks in Japan
Japan: Foreign banks among total banks was 2.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Foreign banks among total banks in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 2.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Japan peaked at 2.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
That places Japan 123rd out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 121 France 4.0% compare
- 122 Bangladesh 3.0% compare
- 123 Norway 2.0% compare
- 125 Sweden 1.0% compare
- 126 Cuba 0.0%
- 126 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 126 Greece 0.0% compare
- 126 Haiti 0.0%
- 126 Iceland 0.0%
- 126 Iran 0.0%
- 126 Israel 0.0% compare
- 126 Libya 0.0%
- 126 Qatar 0.0%
- 126 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 126 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 126 Yemen 0.0%
More financial sector data for Japan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 14.80 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 411.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.9434 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 951.96 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 86.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 861.99 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 914.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,108 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Japan?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Japan was 2.0% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Japan rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Japan ranks 123rd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.