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Foreign banks among total banks (%) by country

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.

Countries reporting
126
Highest
100.0%
Burkina Faso
Lowest
0.0%
Israel
Median
46.0%
Years covered
19
1995–2013
Data points
2,584

What the numbers show

Foreign banks among total banks (%) is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Burkina Faso; the lowest is 0.0% in Israel.

The median across all reporting countries is 46.0%, and the mean is 46.7%.

Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 100.0%).

Foreign banks among total banks: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Burkina Faso 100.0% 2013 up 13.6% rising
1 Barbados 100.0% 2013 up 25.0% rising
1 Madagascar 100.0% 2013 unchanged rising
4 Luxembourg 95.0% 2013 down 1.0% flat
5 Zambia 94.0% 2013 up 56.7% rising
6 El Salvador 91.0% 2013 up 56.9% rising
7 Benin 89.0% 2013 up 18.7% flat
8 Montenegro 88.0% 2013 up 76.0% volatile
9 Albania 85.0% 2013 up 16.4% rising
9 Ireland 85.0% 2013 down 1.2% rising
9 Mozambique 85.0% 2013 down 5.6% rising
12 Kyrgyzstan 83.0% 2013 up 66.0% rising
12 Senegal 83.0% 2013 up 29.7% rising
12 Uganda 83.0% 2013 up 16.9% rising
15 Armenia 80.0% 2013 up 110.5% rising
15 Hungary 80.0% 2013 down 4.8% rising
17 New Zealand 78.0% 2013 up 16.4% rising
17 Uruguay 78.0% 2013 unchanged rising
19 Georgia 77.0% 2013 up 266.7% volatile
20 Poland 76.0% 2013 up 7.0% rising
21 Estonia 75.0% 2013 up 74.4% volatile
21 Jamaica 75.0% 2013 up 19.0% rising
21 Lithuania 75.0% 2013 up 11.9% volatile
21 Trinidad and Tobago 75.0% 2013 up 70.5% rising
25 Cameroon 73.0% 2013 up 30.4% rising
25 Hong Kong, China 73.0% 2013 down 1.4% rising
27 Bahrain 71.0% 2013 up 26.8% rising
27 Côte d'Ivoire 71.0% 2013 up 2.9% rising
27 Niger 71.0% 2013 down 14.5% flat
30 Panama 69.0% 2013 up 15.0% rising
30 Peru 69.0% 2013 up 15.0% rising
32 North Macedonia 67.0% 2013 up 52.3% volatile
32 Mali 67.0% 2013 up 76.3% rising
32 Slovak Republic 67.0% 2013 down 19.3% rising
32 Tanzania, United Republic of 67.0% 2013 up 28.8% rising
36 Serbia 66.0% 2013 up 153.8% volatile
37 Bulgaria 65.0% 2013 up 4.8% rising
37 Belarus 65.0% 2013 up 80.6% volatile
39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.0% 2013 up 45.5% rising
39 Paraguay 64.0% 2013 up 3.2% rising
41 Cyprus 63.0% 2013 up 1.6% rising
41 Ghana 63.0% 2013 up 34.0% rising
43 Czechia 62.0% 2013 up 8.8% rising
44 Cambodia 61.0% 2013 up 69.4% rising
45 Botswana 60.0% 2013 up 7.1% falling
45 Algeria 60.0% 2013 up 20.0% rising
45 Mauritius 60.0% 2013 down 17.8% flat
45 Nicaragua 60.0% 2013 up 20.0% rising
45 Eswatini 60.0% 2013 down 25.0% falling
50 United Kingdom 58.0% 2013 up 13.7% rising
51 Latvia 55.0% 2013 up 71.9% rising
51 Singapore 55.0% 2013 down 5.2% rising
53 Egypt 54.0% 2013 up 184.2% volatile
54 Guatemala 53.0% 2013 up 130.4% rising
54 Honduras 53.0% 2013 up 71.0% rising
56 Croatia 52.0% 2013 up 100.0% rising
57 Burundi 50.0% 2013 up 194.1% volatile
57 Republic of Moldova 50.0% 2013 up 61.3% rising
57 Rwanda 50.0% 2013 up 284.6% rising
60 Indonesia 48.0% 2013 up 65.5% rising
61 Netherlands 47.0% 2013 unchanged falling
61 Tunisia 47.0% 2013 up 6.8% rising
63 Angola 46.0% 2013 up 4.5% rising
63 Belgium 46.0% 2013 up 12.2% rising
65 Namibia 43.0% 2013 unchanged falling
65 Pakistan 43.0% 2013 up 258.3% volatile
67 Colombia 42.0% 2013 up 75.0% rising
67 Malaysia 42.0% 2013 up 40.0% rising
69 Chile 41.0% 2013 down 2.4% flat
70 Brazil 40.0% 2013 up 17.6% rising
70 Jordan 40.0% 2013 up 300.0% volatile
70 Seychelles 40.0% 2013 unchanged rising
73 Ukraine 39.0% 2013 up 105.3% volatile
74 Mauritania 38.0% 2013 up 171.4% rising
74 Türkiye 38.0% 2013 up 90.0% rising
74 Zimbabwe 38.0% 2013 up 111.1% rising
77 Canada 37.0% 2013 down 11.9% falling
77 Mexico 37.0% 2013 down 24.5% flat
79 Lebanon 36.0% 2013 up 5.9% rising
79 Morocco 36.0% 2013 unchanged rising
79 Portugal 36.0% 2013 up 33.3% rising
82 Australia 35.0% 2013 down 12.5% rising
82 Slovenia 35.0% 2013 up 20.7% rising
84 Kazakhstan 33.0% 2013 up 3.1% rising
85 Argentina 32.0% 2013 down 8.6% rising
85 Kenya 32.0% 2013 up 23.1% rising
87 United States 31.0% 2013 up 47.6% rising
88 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.0% 2013 down 33.3% falling
89 Antigua and Barbuda 29.0% 2013 up 16.0% rising
90 Nigeria 28.0% 2013 up 154.5% rising
91 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.0% 2013 up 22.7% rising
92 Malawi 25.0% 2013 down 34.2% falling
92 Thailand 25.0% 2013 up 47.1% rising
94 South Africa 24.0% 2013 up 41.2% rising
95 Viet Nam 23.0% 2013 up 91.7% rising
96 United Arab Emirates 22.0% 2013 up 22.2% rising
96 Ecuador 22.0% 2013 up 46.7% rising
96 Finland 22.0% 2013 up 69.2% rising
99 Costa Rica 21.0% 2013 up 5.0% rising
99 Sudan 21.0% 2013 up 162.5% volatile
101 Switzerland 20.0% 2013 down 9.1% falling
101 China 20.0% 2013 up 185.7% rising
101 Uzbekistan 20.0% 2013 up 11.1% rising
104 Oman 17.0% 2013 — volatile
104 Russia 17.0% 2013 up 41.7% rising
104 Togo 17.0% 2013 down 32.0% volatile
107 Azerbaijan 14.0% 2013 up 40.0% rising
107 Germany 14.0% 2013 unchanged rising
109 Spain 13.0% 2013 up 116.7% rising
109 Korea 13.0% 2013 unchanged volatile
109 Mongolia 13.0% 2013 up 18.2% volatile
112 India 12.0% 2013 up 33.3% rising
112 Italy 12.0% 2013 up 140.0% rising
112 Philippines 12.0% 2013 unchanged falling
115 Austria 11.0% 2013 up 37.5% rising
115 Kuwait 11.0% 2013 — volatile
117 Nepal 10.0% 2013 down 33.3% falling
118 Denmark 8.0% 2013 down 27.3% rising
118 Dominican Republic 8.0% 2013 down 11.1% rising
120 France 4.0% 2013 down 33.3% falling
121 Bangladesh 3.0% 2013 unchanged falling
122 Japan 2.0% 2013 up 100.0% volatile
122 Norway 2.0% 2013 unchanged rising
124 Sweden 1.0% 2013 unchanged falling
125 Greece 0.0% 2013 down 100.0% rising
125 Israel 0.0% 2013 down 100.0% volatile

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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
136 places, 2,584 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.