Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 47.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Tunisia, 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
In 2013, foreign banks among total banks in Tunisia stood at 47.0%.
The figure is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Tunisia peaked at 50.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1997.
Tunisia ranks 61st of 137 countries on this measure, 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 36.0% | — |
| 1996 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 47.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 47.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.0%, 2.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 33.0% | 36.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 38.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More financial sector data for Tunisia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.86 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Tunisia?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Tunisia was 47.0% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1997.
- How does Tunisia rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Tunisia ranks 61st out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.