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
20406080100199520042013

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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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
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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.