Foreign banks among total banks in Peru
Peru: Foreign banks among total banks was 69.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Peru, 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 Peru is 69.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Peru peaked at 69.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1995.
That places Peru 30th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33.0% | — |
| 1996 | 39.0% | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 33.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 54.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 67.0% | 69.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 27 Bahrain 71.0% compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 71.0% compare
- 27 Niger 71.0% compare
- 30 Panama 69.0% compare
- 32 Mali 67.0% compare
- 32 North Macedonia 67.0% compare
- 32 Slovak Republic 67.0% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 67.0% compare
More financial sector data for Peru
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.9173 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1801 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,744 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,806 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,909 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Peru?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Peru was 69.0% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1995.
- How does Peru rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Peru ranks 30th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.