| Type of bank | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
| 3.31. | 6.30. | 9.30. | 12.31. | 3.31. | 6.30. | 9.30. | 12.31. | 3.31. | 6.30. | 9.30. | 12.31. |
| Banking Sector of the SR - Total |
23,709 |
24,191 |
24,805 |
25,331 |
25,581 |
25,464 |
25,211 |
25,170 |
25,280 |
25,315 |
25,292 |
25,217 |
| Central Bank |
1,256 |
1,265 |
1,270 |
1,278 |
1,278 |
1,292 |
1,294 |
1,302 |
1,288 |
1,298 |
1,299 |
1,312 |
| Commercial Banks and Branch Offices of Foreign Banks Total |
22,453 |
22,926 |
23,535 |
24,053 |
24,303 |
24,172 |
23,917 |
23,868 |
23,992 |
24,017 |
23,993 |
23,905 |
| Commercial Banks - Total |
20,962 |
21,394 |
21,995 |
22,656 |
22,902 |
22,983 |
22,719 |
22,666 |
22,921 |
22,984 |
23,032 |
22,971 |
| of which: |
|
| - Banks without foreign capital participation |
17,394 |
17,671 |
18,064 |
18,594 |
18,676 |
18,587 |
18,117 |
17,865 |
17,408 |
17,313 |
17,100 |
16,849 |
| - Banks with foreign capital participation |
3,568 |
3,723 |
3,931 |
4,062 |
4,226 |
4,396 |
4,602 |
4,801 |
5,513 |
5,671 |
5,932 |
6,122 |
| Branch Offices of Foreign Banks |
1,491 |
1,532 |
1,540 |
1,397 |
1,401 |
1,189 |
1,198 |
1,202 |
1,071 |
1,033 |
961 |
934 |