Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Dominican Republic or France?

Dominican Republic, at 8.0% against 4.0% in France as of 2013.

What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Dominican Republic and France?

4.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and France?

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.

Dominican Republic vs France: Foreign banks among total banks

Dominican Republic

8.0%

in 2013

France

4.0%

in 2013

Dominican Republic rank

119th

France rank

121st

Foreign banks among total banks over time

Dominican Republic
France

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 8.0% against 4.0% in France, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.0 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was France ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 119th and France ranks 121st of 137 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and France in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.0%	5.6%	1.6%	France
2000s	6.5%	5.5%	1.0%	Dominican Republic
2010s	7.2%	4.2%	3.0%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Dominican Republic or France?: Dominican Republic, at 8.0% against 4.0% in France as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Dominican Republic and France?: 4.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and France?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Dominican Republic and France rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?: Dominican Republic ranks 119th and France ranks 121st 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.