Kuwait vs Nepal: Foreign banks among total banks

Kuwait
11.0%
in 2013
Nepal
10.0%
in 2013
Kuwait rank
116th
Nepal rank
118th

Foreign banks among total banks over time

  • Kuwait
  • Nepal
010203040199520042013

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 11.0% against 10.0% in Nepal, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Kuwait ranks 116th and Nepal ranks 118th of 137 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 29.6% 29.6% Nepal
2000s 5.7% 15.5% 9.8% Nepal
2010s 11.0% 10.0% 1.0% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Kuwait or Nepal?
Kuwait, at 11.0% against 10.0% in Nepal as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Kuwait and Nepal?
1.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nepal?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Kuwait and Nepal rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?
Kuwait ranks 116th and Nepal ranks 118th 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.