Bahrain vs Cameroon: Foreign banks among total banks
Bahrain
71.0%
in 2013
Cameroon
73.0%
in 2013
Bahrain rank
27th
Cameroon rank
25th
Foreign banks among total banks over time
- Bahrain
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 73.0% against 71.0% in Bahrain, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 27th and Cameroon ranks 25th of 137 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.2% | 44.8% | 15.4% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 61.3% | 4.4% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 75.2% | 6.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Bahrain or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 73.0% against 71.0% in Bahrain as of 2013.
- What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Bahrain and Cameroon?
- 2.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Cameroon?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
- How do Bahrain and Cameroon rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?
- Bahrain ranks 27th and Cameroon ranks 25th of 137 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 banks among total banks (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.