Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Bangladesh or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 8.0% against 3.0% in Bangladesh as of 2013.

What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Bangladesh and Dominican Republic?

5.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

19 years are reported by both, from 1995 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 banks among total banks (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Dominican Republic: Foreign banks among total banks

Bangladesh

3.0%

in 2013

Dominican Republic

8.0%

in 2013

Bangladesh rank

122nd

Dominican Republic rank

119th

Foreign banks among total banks over time

Bangladesh
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 8.0% against 3.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.7 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 122nd and Dominican Republic ranks 119th of 137 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.6%	4.0%	0.4%	Dominican Republic
2000s	3.0%	6.5%	3.5%	Dominican Republic
2010s	3.0%	7.2%	4.2%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Bangladesh or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 8.0% against 3.0% in Bangladesh as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Bangladesh and Dominican Republic?: 5.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Dominican Republic?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Bangladesh and Dominican Republic rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?: Bangladesh ranks 122nd and Dominican Republic ranks 119th 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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Indicator: Foreign banks among total banks (%)
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: 137 places, 2,603 data points, 1995–2013
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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.