Foreign banks among total banks in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Foreign banks among total banks was 38.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 38.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and up 111.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Zimbabwe peaked at 38.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2001.
Zimbabwe ranks 74th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 30.0% | — |
| 1996 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +34.8% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 18.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.0% | 38.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Zimbabwe
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 342.32 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1559 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 795.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 4.60 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 418.82 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 445.13 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 447.90 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 866.72 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 862.25 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 50.87 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Zimbabwe?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Zimbabwe was 38.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Zimbabwe ranks 74th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.