Palestine: Bank cost to income ratio

The latest value from 2015 is 61.2 percent, an increase from 59.42 percent in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 55.17 percent, based on data from 160 countries. Historically, the average for Palestine from 2008 to 2015 is 56.26 percent. The minimum value, 47.46 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 61.2 percent was recorded in 2015. 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.