Foreign banks among total banks in Switzerland
Switzerland: Foreign banks among total banks was 20.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Foreign banks among total banks in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 20.0%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Switzerland peaked at 25.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2011.
Switzerland ranks 101st of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.0% | — |
| 1996 | 24.0% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.0644 % 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 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 73,454 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 74,657 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 86,385 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Switzerland?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Switzerland was 20.0% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2011.
- How does Switzerland rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Switzerland ranks 101st out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.