Foreign banks among total banks in Paraguay
Paraguay: Foreign banks among total banks was 64.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay stood at 64.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Paraguay peaked at 65.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1995.
That places Paraguay 39th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 52.0% | — |
| 1996 | 55.0% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 52.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 58.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 58.0% | 64.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Paraguay
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1489 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 961.36 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 982.72 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4309 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,059 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Paraguay?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Paraguay was 64.0% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1995.
- How does Paraguay rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Paraguay ranks 39th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.