Uganda: Bank cost to income ratio

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 Uganda

Bank cost to income ratio, in percent

 Latest value 55.01
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2021
 Average 56.71
 Min - Max 48.04 - 64.33
 Source Bankscope
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The latest value from 2021 is 55.01 percent, a decline from 60.59 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 54.80 percent, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Uganda from 2000 to 2021 is 56.71 percent. The minimum value, 48.04 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 64.33 percent was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Uganda: Bank cost to income ratio
 2021 55.01
 2020 60.59
 2019 57.64
 2018 62.68
 2017 57.90
 2016 58.97
 2015 64.33
 2014 57.59




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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