Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Burkina Faso or Luxembourg?

Burkina Faso, at 100.0% against 95.0% in Luxembourg as of 2013.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Luxembourg?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Luxembourg: Foreign banks among total banks

Burkina Faso

100.0%

in 2013

Luxembourg

95.0%

in 2013

Burkina Faso rank

1st

Luxembourg rank

4th

Foreign banks among total banks over time

Burkina Faso
Luxembourg

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 100.0% against 95.0% in Luxembourg, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 4th of 137 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1990s	84.0%	95.0%	11.0%	Luxembourg
2000s	90.6%	95.8%	5.2%	Luxembourg
2010s	100.0%	95.5%	4.5%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Burkina Faso or Luxembourg?: Burkina Faso, at 100.0% against 95.0% in Luxembourg as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Burkina Faso and Luxembourg?: 5.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Luxembourg?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Burkina Faso and Luxembourg rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?: Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 4th 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.