Cameroon vs Niger: Foreign banks among total banks
Cameroon
73.0%
in 2013
Niger
71.0%
in 2013
Cameroon rank
25th
Niger rank
27th
Foreign banks among total banks over time
- Cameroon
- Niger
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 73.0% against 71.0% in Niger, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Niger ahead.
Cameroon ranks 25th and Niger ranks 27th of 137 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 76.6% | 31.8% | Niger |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 84.2% | 22.9% | Niger |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 78.5% | 3.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Cameroon or Niger?
- Cameroon, at 73.0% against 71.0% in Niger as of 2013.
- What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Cameroon and Niger?
- 2.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Niger?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
- How do Cameroon and Niger rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?
- Cameroon ranks 25th and Niger ranks 27th 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.