Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Cameroon or Hong Kong, China?

Cameroon, at 73.0% against 73.0% in Hong Kong, China as of 2013.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Hong Kong, China?

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.

Cameroon vs Hong Kong, China: Foreign banks among total banks

Cameroon

73.0%

in 2013

Hong Kong, China

73.0%

in 2013

Cameroon rank

25th

Hong Kong, China rank

25th

Foreign banks among total banks over time

Cameroon
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 73.0% against 73.0% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Cameroon ranks 25th and Hong Kong, China ranks 25th of 137 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
1990s	44.8%	67.8%	23.0%	Hong Kong, China
2000s	61.3%	72.4%	11.1%	Hong Kong, China
2010s	75.2%	73.0%	2.2%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Cameroon or Hong Kong, China?: Cameroon, at 73.0% against 73.0% in Hong Kong, China as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Cameroon and Hong Kong, China?: 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Hong Kong, China?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Cameroon and Hong Kong, China rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?: Cameroon ranks 25th and Hong Kong, China ranks 25th 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.