Papua New Guinea: Bank cost to income ratio

The latest value from 2012 is 37.59 percent, a decline from 40.68 percent in 2011. In comparison, the world average is 57.35 percent, based on data from 156 countries. Historically, the average for Papua New Guinea from 2007 to 2012 is 37.61 percent. The minimum value, 32.85 percent, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 40.68 percent was recorded in 2011. 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.