Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Latvia or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 58.0% against 55.0% in Latvia as of 2013.

What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Latvia and United Kingdom?

3.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United Kingdom?

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.

Latvia vs United Kingdom: Foreign banks among total banks (%)

Latvia

55.0%

in 2013

United Kingdom

58.0%

in 2013

Latvia rank

51st

United Kingdom rank

50th

Foreign banks among total banks (%) over time

Latvia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 58.0% against 55.0% in Latvia, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Latvia ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 137 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.6%	45.6%	22.0%	United Kingdom
2000s	44.6%	52.6%	8.0%	United Kingdom
2010s	57.0%	58.0%	1.0%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Latvia or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 58.0% against 55.0% in Latvia as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Latvia and United Kingdom?: 3.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United Kingdom?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Latvia and United Kingdom rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?: Latvia ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 50th 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: 30 October 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.