Foreign banks among total banks in New Zealand
New Zealand: Foreign banks among total banks was 78.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in New Zealand, 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
The most recent figure for foreign banks among total banks in New Zealand is 78.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in New Zealand peaked at 78.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1995.
That places New Zealand 17th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 67.0% | — |
| 1996 | 75.0% | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4% | 67.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 67.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in New Zealand?
- Foreign banks among total banks in New Zealand was 78.0% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1995.
- How does New Zealand rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- New Zealand ranks 17th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.