Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 33.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Kazakhstan, 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
Kazakhstan recorded 33.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Kazakhstan peaked at 39.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1996.
That places Kazakhstan 84th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.0% | — |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -8.3% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 33.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.0%, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 33.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%, 66% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +66.7% | 18.0% | 30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 18.0% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 30.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 33.0% | 36.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More financial sector data for Kazakhstan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Kazakhstan?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Kazakhstan was 33.0% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1996.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Kazakhstan ranks 84th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.