Brazil vs Colombia: Foreign banks among total banks
Brazil
40.0%
in 2013
Colombia
42.0%
in 2013
Brazil rank
70th
Colombia rank
67th
Foreign banks among total banks over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 42.0% against 40.0% in Brazil, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 70th and Colombia ranks 67th of 137 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 24.8% | 2.8% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 27.6% | 7.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 38.0% | 0.8% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 42.0% against 40.0% in Brazil as of 2013.
- What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Brazil and Colombia?
- 2.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?
- Brazil ranks 70th and Colombia ranks 67th 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.