What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cyprus?

1.0%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cyprus?

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cyprus: Foreign banks among total banks

Bosnia and Herzegovina

64.0%

in 2013

Cyprus

63.0%

in 2013

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

39th

Cyprus rank

41st

Foreign banks among total banks over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cyprus

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 64.0% against 63.0% in Cyprus, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cyprus ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 39th and Cyprus ranks 41st of 137 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and Cyprus in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cyprus	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.2%	56.6%	39.4%	Cyprus
2000s	50.1%	59.9%	9.8%	Cyprus
2010s	62.5%	59.2%	3.2%	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Cyprus?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 64.0% against 63.0% in Cyprus as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cyprus?: 1.0%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cyprus?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cyprus rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 39th and Cyprus ranks 41st 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.