Foreign banks among total banks in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Foreign banks among total banks was 23.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam is 23.0%, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Viet Nam peaked at 24.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1999.
That places Viet Nam 95th 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 Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.0% | — |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +71.4% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 9.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Viet Nam
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 624.87 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -21.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1186 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 600.97 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 615.07 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Viet Nam?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Viet Nam was 23.0% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1999.
- How does Viet Nam rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Viet Nam ranks 95th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.