Sweden: Bank cost to income ratio

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 Sweden

Bank cost to income ratio, in percent

 Latest value 48.62
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2021
 Average 58.50
 Min - Max 48.62 - 71.91
 Source Bankscope
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The latest value from 2021 is 48.62 percent, a decline from 53.64 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 54.80 percent, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Sweden from 2000 to 2021 is 58.5 percent. The minimum value, 48.62 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 71.91 percent was recorded in 2002. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Sweden: Bank cost to income ratio
 2021 48.62
 2020 53.64
 2019 50.92
 2018 52.65
 2017 51.07
 2016 48.67
 2015 49.21
 2014 53.32




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.

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