What is the difference in foreign bank assets among total bank assets between Dominican Republic and Kuwait?

1.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kuwait?

9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2013.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Kuwait: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets

Dominican Republic

8.0%

in 2013

Kuwait

7.0%

in 2013

Dominican Republic rank

95th

Kuwait rank

97th

Foreign bank assets among total bank assets over time

Dominican Republic
Kuwait

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 8.0% against 7.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kuwait ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 95th and Kuwait ranks 97th of 128 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.8%	8.8%	1.0%	Kuwait
2010s	7.2%	7.5%	0.2%	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign bank assets among total bank assets, Dominican Republic or Kuwait?: Dominican Republic, at 8.0% against 7.0% in Kuwait as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign bank assets among total bank assets between Dominican Republic and Kuwait?: 1.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kuwait?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2013.
How do Dominican Republic and Kuwait rank globally for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?: Dominican Republic ranks 95th and Kuwait ranks 97th 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: 04 September 2026

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.