Costa Rica vs Sudan: Foreign banks among total banks
Costa Rica
21.0%
in 2013
Sudan
21.0%
in 2013
Costa Rica rank
99th
Sudan rank
99th
Foreign banks among total banks over time
- Costa Rica
- Sudan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 21.0% against 21.0% in Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 99th and Sudan ranks 99th of 137 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 8.8% | 7.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 15.1% | 5.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 21.0% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Costa Rica or Sudan?
- Costa Rica, at 21.0% against 21.0% in Sudan as of 2013.
- What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Costa Rica and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sudan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
- How do Costa Rica and Sudan rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?
- Costa Rica ranks 99th and Sudan ranks 99th 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.