Burkina Faso vs El Salvador: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets

Burkina Faso
100.0%
in 2011
El Salvador
100.0%
in 2013
Burkina Faso rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st

Foreign bank assets among total bank assets over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • El Salvador
020406080100200520092013

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 128 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 87.0% 84.2% 2.8% Burkina Faso
2010s 100.0% 95.5% 4.5% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign bank assets among total bank assets, Burkina Faso or El Salvador?
Burkina Faso, at 100.0% against 100.0% in El Salvador as of 2011.
What is the difference in foreign bank assets among total bank assets between Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and El Salvador rank globally for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 128 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,095 data points, 2005–2013
Last refreshed

Percentage of the total banking assets that are held by foreign banks. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.