Foreign banks among total banks in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Foreign banks among total banks was 83.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Kyrgyzstan, 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
Kyrgyzstan recorded 83.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 83.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1996.
That places Kyrgyzstan 12th 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50.0% | — |
| 1996 | 20.0% | -60.0% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +115.0% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 38.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Kyrgyzstan?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Kyrgyzstan was 83.0% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1996.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 12th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.