New Zealand: Bank cost to income ratio

The latest value from 2021 is 42.57 percent, a decline from 46.19 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 54.80 percent, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for New Zealand from 2006 to 2021 is 43.9 percent. The minimum value, 39.16 percent, was reached in 2018 while the maximum of 51.89 percent was recorded in 2006. See the global rankings or world map 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.