Bhutan: Bank cost to income ratio

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 Bhutan

Bank cost to income ratio, in percent

 Latest value 54.16
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2013 - 2021
 Average 36.80
 Min - Max 29.30 - 54.16
 Source Bankscope
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The latest value from 2021 is 54.16 percent, an increase from 48.92 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 54.80 percent, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Bhutan from 2013 to 2021 is 36.8 percent. The minimum value, 29.3 percent, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 54.16 percent was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Bhutan: Bank cost to income ratio
 2021 54.16
 2020 48.92
 2019 35.13
 2018 33.13
 2017 36.04
 2016 29.96
 2015 32.32
 2014 29.30




Definition: Operating expenses of a bank as a share of the sum of net-interest revenue and other operating income. The numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.

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