El Salvador vs Zambia: Foreign banks among total banks
El Salvador
91.0%
in 2013
Zambia
94.0%
in 2013
El Salvador rank
6th
Zambia rank
5th
Foreign banks among total banks over time
- El Salvador
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 94.0% against 91.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Zambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 5th of 137 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.2% | 53.0% | 16.8% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 70.4% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 93.8% | 3.0% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, El Salvador or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 94.0% against 91.0% in El Salvador as of 2013.
- What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between El Salvador and Zambia?
- 3.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
- How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?
- El Salvador ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 5th 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.