Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 50.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Rwanda, 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
Rwanda recorded 50.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 284.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Rwanda peaked at 50.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 57th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.0% | — |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -48.0% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +92.3% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +52.0% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +31.6% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 50.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.5%, 85% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 50.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.0%, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 13.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More financial sector data for Rwanda
- 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.88 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 1.37 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.88 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 Rwanda?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Rwanda was 50.0% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Rwanda ranks 57th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 284.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.