Italy: Bank cost to income ratio

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 Italy

Bank cost to income ratio, in percent

 Latest value 59.04
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2021
 Average 68.30
 Min - Max 59.04 - 82.65
 Source Bankscope
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The latest value from 2021 is 59.04 percent, a decline from 80.2 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 54.80 percent, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Italy from 2000 to 2021 is 68.3 percent. The minimum value, 59.04 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 82.65 percent was recorded in 2004. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Italy: Bank cost to income ratio
 2021 59.04
 2020 80.20
 2019 69.79
 2018 67.53
 2017 59.96
 2016 79.52
 2015 71.57
 2014 65.64




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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