Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Niger
Niger: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 71.0% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Foreign banks among total banks in Niger, 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
Niger recorded 71.0% 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 down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Niger peaked at 86.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2012.
That places Niger 27th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 75.0% | — |
| 1996 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 71.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.5%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Niger's 71.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.0%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 75.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 83.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 71.0% | 86.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More financial sector data for Niger
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9039 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 Niger?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Niger was 71.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2012.
- How does Niger rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Niger ranks 27th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger 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.