How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Switzerland?

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.

Russian Federation vs Switzerland: Foreign banks among total banks

Russian Federation

17.0%

in 2013

Switzerland

20.0%

in 2013

Russian Federation rank

104th

Switzerland rank

101st

Foreign banks among total banks over time

Russian Federation
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 20.0% against 17.0% in Russian Federation, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Russian Federation's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.0%	24.0%	16.0%	Switzerland
2000s	14.2%	22.4%	8.2%	Switzerland
2010s	18.5%	20.2%	1.8%	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Russian Federation or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 20.0% against 17.0% in Russian Federation as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Russian Federation and Switzerland?: 3.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Switzerland?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Russian Federation and Switzerland rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?: Russian Federation ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 101st 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.