Foreign banks among total banks in Taiwan
Taiwan: Foreign banks among total banks was 17.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Foreign banks among total banks in Taiwan, 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
Taiwan recorded 17.0% for foreign banks among total banks in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 88.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Taiwan peaked at 17.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
Taiwan ranks 104th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign banks among total banks in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 3.0% | — |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +200.0% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 17.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More financial sector data for Taiwan
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.5002 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 477.05 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 43.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 439.98 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 439.98 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 483.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 443.58 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.5002 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Taiwan?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Taiwan was 17.0% 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Taiwan rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Taiwan ranks 104th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.