Mauritania vs Mexico: Foreign banks among total banks

Mauritania
38.0%
in 2013
Mexico
37.0%
in 2013
Mauritania rank
74th
Mexico rank
77th

Foreign banks among total banks over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mexico
1020304050199520042013

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 38.0% against 37.0% in Mexico, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Mauritania ranks 74th and Mexico ranks 77th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 20.4% 37.0% 16.6% Mexico
2000s 20.5% 43.2% 22.7% Mexico
2010s 35.8% 39.0% 3.2% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Mauritania or Mexico?
Mauritania, at 38.0% against 37.0% in Mexico as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Mauritania and Mexico?
1.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mexico?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Mauritania and Mexico rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?
Mauritania ranks 74th and Mexico ranks 77th 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.