Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Moldova
Moldova: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 50.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Moldova, 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 Moldova stood at 50.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Moldova peaked at 50.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1995.
Moldova ranks 57th of 137 countries on this measure, 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.0% | — |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | +162.5% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 50.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.0%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 50.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 8.0% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 31.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 44.0% | 50.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More financial sector data for Moldova
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0029 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0021 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0029 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 Moldova?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Moldova was 50.0% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1995.
- How does Moldova rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Moldova ranks 57th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.