Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Panama or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Panama, at 69.0% against 67.0% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2013.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tanzania, United 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.

Panama vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Foreign banks among total banks

Panama

69.0%

in 2013

Tanzania, United Republic of

67.0%

in 2013

Panama rank

30th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

32nd

Foreign banks among total banks over time

Panama
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Panama currently reports 69.0% against 67.0% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 30th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 32nd of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	60.8%	54.8%	6.0%	Panama
2000s	61.5%	59.2%	2.3%	Panama
2010s	69.0%	66.5%	2.5%	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Panama or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Panama, at 69.0% against 67.0% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Panama and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 2.0%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Panama and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?: Panama ranks 30th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 32nd 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.