Foreign banks among total banks in Thailand
Thailand: Foreign banks among total banks was 25.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Thailand, 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 Thailand is 25.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Thailand peaked at 25.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
That places Thailand 92nd 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.0% | — |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | — |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +200.0% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 0.0% | 18.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More financial sector data for Thailand
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 7.65 % 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 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.3068 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,472 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 9.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,542 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 13.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,878 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Thailand?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Thailand was 25.0% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Thailand rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Thailand ranks 92nd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.