Foreign banks among total banks in Slovakia
Slovakia: Foreign banks among total banks was 67.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Slovakia, 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 Slovakia is 67.0%, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Slovakia peaked at 83.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1995.
Slovakia ranks 32nd of 137 countries on this measure, 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39.0% | — |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +27.9% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 39.0% | 42.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 50.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 67.0% | 73.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 30 Panama 69.0% compare
- 30 Peru 69.0% compare
- 32 Mali 67.0% compare
- 32 North Macedonia 67.0% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 67.0% compare
More financial sector data for Slovakia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 20,005 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7696 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 35.66 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 3.25 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 8.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 10.01 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 13.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 13.22 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,442 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Slovakia?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Slovakia was 67.0% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1995.
- How does Slovakia rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Slovakia ranks 32nd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.