Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Mali
Mali: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 67.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Mali, 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 Mali stood at 67.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Mali peaked at 67.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1996.
Mali ranks 32nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.0% | — |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +70.6% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 67.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.5%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mali's 67.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 17.0% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 38.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 30 Panama 69.0% compare
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- 32 North Macedonia 67.0% compare
- 32 Slovak Republic 67.0% compare
- 32 Tanzania 67.0% compare
More financial sector data for Mali
- 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.81 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.32 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.81 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 Mali?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Mali was 67.0% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1996.
- How does Mali rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Mali ranks 32nd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.