Foreign banks among total banks in Poland
Poland: Foreign banks among total banks was 76.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Poland, 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
Poland recorded 76.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Poland peaked at 77.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1995.
That places Poland 20th 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.0% | — |
| 1996 | 37.0% | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 51.0% | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 29.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 60.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 74.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More financial sector data for Poland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 55,610 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 619.14 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 56.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 136.72 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 142.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 198.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 197.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,432 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Poland?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Poland was 76.0% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1995.
- How does Poland rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Poland ranks 20th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.