Lebanon: Bank cost to income ratio

The latest value from 2020 is 38.94 percent, a decline from 52.5 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 54.47 percent, based on data from 149 countries. Historically, the average for Lebanon from 2000 to 2020 is 52.84 percent. The minimum value, 38.94 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 59.42 percent was recorded in 2001. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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.