Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 39.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Foreign banks among total banks in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine stood at 39.0%.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 105.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Ukraine peaked at 52.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1995.
That places Ukraine 73rd out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.0% | — |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +125.0% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | -11.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 39.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.0%, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 39.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.0%, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +125.0% | 4.0% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 4.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 16.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 39.0% | 52.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More financial sector data for Ukraine
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0085 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0062 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0085 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 Ukraine?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Ukraine was 39.0% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1995.
- How does Ukraine rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Ukraine ranks 73rd out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.