Republic of the Congo: Bank cost to income ratio

The latest value from 2011 is 55.72 percent, a decline from 61.86 percent in 2009. In comparison, the world average is 57.45 percent, based on data from 156 countries. Historically, the average for the Republic of the Congo from 2009 to 2011 is 58.79 percent. The minimum value, 55.72 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 61.86 percent was recorded in 2009. 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.