Belgium vs Netherlands: Foreign banks among total banks
Belgium
46.0%
in 2013
Netherlands
47.0%
in 2013
Belgium rank
63rd
Netherlands rank
61st
Foreign banks among total banks over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 47.0% against 46.0% in Belgium, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 63rd and Netherlands ranks 61st of 137 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.0% | 47.8% | 16.8% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 45.0% | 5.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 45.0% | 1.2% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 47.0% against 46.0% in Belgium as of 2013.
- What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 1.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?
- Belgium ranks 63rd and Netherlands ranks 61st 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.