Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Italy or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 13.0% against 12.0% in Italy as of 2013.

What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Italy and Republic of Korea?

1.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?

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.

Italy vs Republic of Korea: Foreign banks among total banks

Italy

12.0%

in 2013

Republic of Korea

13.0%

in 2013

Italy rank

113th

Republic of Korea rank

110th

Foreign banks among total banks over time

Italy
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 13.0% against 12.0% in Italy, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 113th and Republic of Korea ranks 110th of 137 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.6%	0.0%	3.6%	Italy
2000s	6.6%	14.0%	7.4%	Republic of Korea
2010s	11.0%	14.5%	3.5%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Italy or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 13.0% against 12.0% in Italy as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Italy and Republic of Korea?: 1.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?: Italy ranks 113th and Republic of Korea ranks 110th 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.