Foreign banks among total banks in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Foreign banks among total banks was 67.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
67.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 137 countries
All-time high
67.0%
in 2011
All-time low
52.0%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1995–2013

Foreign banks among total banks in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1995–2013

02040601995200420131995: 55 %1996: 57 %1997: 53 %1998: 52 %1999: 57 %2000: 57 %2001: 57 %2002: 55 %2003: 52 %2004: 58 %2005: 63 %2006: 63 %2007: 62 %2008: 62 %2009: 63 %2010: 65 %2011: 67 %2012: 67 %2013: 67 %

Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 67.0% 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 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 67.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1998.

Tanzania, United Republic of 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 Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1995 to 2013.
Year % Change
1995 55.0%
1996 57.0% +3.6%
1997 53.0% -7.0%
1998 52.0% -1.9%
1999 57.0% +9.6%
2000 57.0% +0.0%
2001 57.0% +0.0%
2002 55.0% -3.5%
2003 52.0% -5.5%
2004 58.0% +11.5%
2005 63.0% +8.6%
2006 63.0% +0.0%
2007 62.0% -1.6%
2008 62.0% +0.0%
2009 63.0% +1.6%
2010 65.0% +3.2%
2011 67.0% +3.1%
2012 67.0% +0.0%
2013 67.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54.8% 52.0% 57.0% 5
2000s 59.2% 52.0% 63.0% 10
2010s 66.5% 65.0% 67.0% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign banks among total banks in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Foreign banks among total banks in Tanzania, United Republic of 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1998.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for foreign banks among total banks?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 32nd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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Indicator
Foreign banks among total banks (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
137 places, 2,603 data points, 1995–2013
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