How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

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.

Nigeria vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Foreign banks among total banks

Nigeria

28.0%

in 2013

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

27.0%

in 2013

Nigeria rank

90th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

91st

Foreign banks among total banks over time

Nigeria
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 28.0% against 27.0% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Nigeria ranks 90th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 91st of 137 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.8%	18.2%	12.4%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	12.9%	24.9%	12.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	22.8%	24.0%	1.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Nigeria or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Nigeria, at 28.0% against 27.0% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Nigeria and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 1.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Nigeria and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?: Nigeria ranks 90th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 91st 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: 04 September 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.