Japan vs Sweden: Foreign banks among total banks

Japan
2.0%
in 2013
Sweden
1.0%
in 2013
Japan rank
123rd
Sweden rank
125th

Foreign banks among total banks over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
00.511.52199520042013

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.0% against 1.0% in Sweden, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Sweden's.

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

Japan ranks 123rd and Sweden ranks 125th of 137 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 2.0% 2.0% Sweden
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
2010s 1.2% 1.0% 0.2% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Japan or Sweden?
Japan, at 2.0% against 1.0% in Sweden as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Japan and Sweden?
1.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?
Japan ranks 123rd and Sweden ranks 125th 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.