Saint Lucia: Bank cost to income ratio

The latest value from 2018 is 55.84 percent, a decline from 59.89 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 55.20 percent, based on data from 160 countries. Historically, the average for Saint Lucia from 2009 to 2018 is 64.81 percent. The minimum value, 55.84 percent, was reached in 2018 while the maximum of 71.26 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.