Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 43.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign banks among total banks in Namibia, 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
Namibia recorded 43.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Namibia peaked at 60.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2002.
Namibia ranks 65th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 60.0% | — |
| 1996 | 50.0% | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 43.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 43.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.0%, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 50.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 43.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More financial sector data for Namibia
- 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 0.0663 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 0.0484 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 0.0663 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 Namibia?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Namibia was 43.0% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Namibia ranks 65th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.