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
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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About this data
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.