Overhead cost - Country rankings

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Bank overhead costs, percent of total assets, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 136 countries was 2.44 percent.The highest value was in Zimbabwe: 7.96 percent and the lowest value was in Japan: 0.44 percent. The indicator is available from 1999 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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Economic outlook around the world

Countries	Overhead cost, 2021	Global rank	Available data
Zimbabwe	7.96	1	2001 - 2021
Argentina	7.2	2	2000 - 2021
Venezuela	6.68	3	2000 - 2021
Zambia	6	4	2000 - 2021
Mozambique	5.82	5	2000 - 2021
Cyprus	5.7	6	2000 - 2021
Malawi	5.6	7	2000 - 2021
Liberia	5.55	8	2015 - 2021
Tajikistan	5.54	9	2006 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	5.49	10	2000 - 2021
Uganda	5.08	11	2000 - 2021
Tanzania	5.07	12	2005 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	5.03	13	2002 - 2021
Ghana	4.77	14	2006 - 2021
Angola	4.71	15	2002 - 2021
Ecuador	4.61	16	2000 - 2021
Honduras	4.61	17	2000 - 2021
Nicaragua	4.43	18	2000 - 2021
Rwanda	4.34	19	2002 - 2021
Lesotho	4.28	20	2001 - 2021
Namibia	4.09	21	2006 - 2021
Jamaica	4.06	22	2003 - 2021
Costa Rica	3.88	23	2000 - 2021
El Salvador	3.83	24	2000 - 2021
Burundi	3.79	25	2000 - 2021
Botswana	3.66	26	2000 - 2021
Azerbaijan	3.6	27	2000 - 2021
Mexico	3.57	28	2000 - 2021
Kenya	3.48	29	2000 - 2021
Guatemala	3.42	30	2000 - 2021
Moldova	3.34	31	2000 - 2021
Bolivia	3.27	32	2000 - 2021
Colombia	3.22	33	2000 - 2021
Belarus	3.19	34	2000 - 2021
Paraguay	3.15	35	2000 - 2021
Brazil	3.14	36	2000 - 2021
Montenegro	3.09	37	2004 - 2021
South Africa	2.88	38	2000 - 2021
Uruguay	2.8	39	2000 - 2021
Indonesia	2.79	40	2000 - 2021
Haiti	2.72	41	2004 - 2021
Nigeria	2.71	42	2000 - 2021
Afghanistan	2.68	43	2007 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago	2.66	44	2000 - 2021
Peru	2.64	45	2000 - 2021
Uzbekistan	2.63	46	2000 - 2021
Guyana	2.6	47	2000 - 2021
Hungary	2.55	48	2000 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	2.49	49	2000 - 2021
Serbia	2.48	50	2000 - 2021
Ukraine	2.44	51	2000 - 2021
Ethiopia	2.42	52	2000 - 2021
USA	2.41	53	2000 - 2021
Bahamas	2.39	54	2000 - 2021
Ivory Coast	2.37	55	2000 - 2021
Mongolia	2.32	56	2001 - 2021
Panama	2.3	57	2000 - 2021
Georgia	2.27	58	2000 - 2021
Tunisia	2.24	59	2000 - 2021
Armenia	2.21	60	2000 - 2021
Barbados	2.14	61	2008 - 2021
Romania	2.11	62	2000 - 2021
Bermuda	2.07	63	2010 - 2021
Switzerland	2.05	64	2000 - 2021
Kazakhstan	1.98	65	2000 - 2021
Cape Verde	1.97	66	2009 - 2021
Philippines	1.96	67	2003 - 2021
Pakistan	1.92	68	2000 - 2021
Sri Lanka	1.89	69	2012 - 2021
Poland	1.88	70	2000 - 2021
Cambodia	1.87	71	2003 - 2021
India	1.85	72	2000 - 2021
Albania	1.84	73	2000 - 2021
Bangladesh	1.82	74	2000 - 2021
Jordan	1.81	75	2000 - 2021
Lebanon	1.8	76	2000 - 2021
Fiji	1.79	77	2016 - 2021
Iceland	1.74	78	2001 - 2021
Nepal	1.72	79	2000 - 2021
Estonia	1.71	80	2000 - 2021
Latvia	1.68	81	2000 - 2021
Croatia	1.66	82	2000 - 2021
Bulgaria	1.65	83	2000 - 2021
Oman	1.62	84	2000 - 2021
Chile	1.61	85	2000 - 2021
Morocco	1.6	86	2000 - 2021
Germany	1.58	87	2000 - 2021
Canada	1.56	88	2000 - 2021
Slovenia	1.55	89	2000 - 2021
Ireland	1.51	90	2000 - 2021
Italy	1.51	91	2000 - 2021
Turkey	1.48	92	2000 - 2021
Egypt	1.47	93	2000 - 2021
Israel	1.46	94	2000 - 2021
Vietnam	1.46	95	2000 - 2021
Malta	1.44	96	2000 - 2021
Austria	1.41	97	2000 - 2021
Thailand	1.4	98	2000 - 2021
South Korea	1.39	99	2000 - 2021
UK	1.39	100	2000 - 2021
North Macedonia	1.33	101	2000 - 2021
Bahrain	1.32	102	2000 - 2021
Slovakia	1.29	103	2000 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	1.27	104	2000 - 2021
Greece	1.26	105	2005 - 2021
Bhutan	1.23	106	2014 - 2021
Spain	1.23	107	2000 - 2021
Denmark	1.21	108	2000 - 2021
Czechia	1.19	109	2000 - 2021
Kuwait	1.19	110	2000 - 2021
Malaysia	1.18	111	2000 - 2021
UA Emirates	1.17	112	2000 - 2021
Syria	1.16	113	2005 - 2021
Portugal	1.14	114	2000 - 2021
Luxembourg	1.12	115	2000 - 2021
Mauritius	1.09	116	2000 - 2021
Taiwan	1.08	117	2000 - 2021
Belgium	1.04	118	2000 - 2021
Laos	1.03	119	2009 - 2021
Australia	1.01	120	2000 - 2021
Netherlands	1.01	121	2000 - 2021
Iraq	1	122	2006 - 2021
New Zealand	1	123	2007 - 2021
Norway	0.98	124	2000 - 2021
Sweden	0.96	125	2000 - 2021
Finland	0.92	126	2000 - 2021
Hong Kong	0.91	127	2000 - 2021
Lithuania	0.86	128	2000 - 2021
Singapore	0.85	129	2000 - 2021
China	0.81	130	2000 - 2021
France	0.81	131	2000 - 2021
Macao	0.81	132	2000 - 2021
Burma	0.66	133	2011 - 2021
Qatar	0.66	134	2000 - 2021
Russia	0.47	135	2000 - 2021
Japan	0.44	136	2000 - 2021

Economic outlook around the world

Definition: Operating expenses of a bank as a share of the value of all assets held. Total assets include total earning assets, cash and due from banks, foreclosed real estate, fixed assets, goodwill, other intangibles, current tax assets, deferred tax assets, discontinued operations and other assets. 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.

1. Zimbabwe

2. Argentina

3. Venezuela

4. Zambia

5. Mozambique

6. Cyprus

7. Malawi

8. Liberia

9. Tajikistan

10. Domin. Rep.

11. Uganda

12. Tanzania

13. Kyrgyzstan

14. Ghana

15. Angola

16. Ecuador

17. Honduras

18. Nicaragua

19. Rwanda

20. Lesotho

21. Namibia

22. Jamaica

23. Costa Rica

24. El Salvador

25. Burundi

26. Botswana

27. Azerbaijan

28. Mexico

29. Kenya

30. Guatemala

31. Moldova

32. Bolivia

33. Colombia

34. Belarus

35. Paraguay

36. Brazil

37. Montenegro

38. South Africa

39. Uruguay

40. Indonesia

41. Haiti

42. Nigeria

43. Afghanistan

44. Tr.&Tobago

45. Peru

46. Uzbekistan

47. Guyana

48. Hungary

49. Bosnia & Herz.

50. Serbia

51. Ukraine

52. Ethiopia

53. USA

54. Bahamas

55. Ivory Coast

56. Mongolia

57. Panama

58. Georgia

59. Tunisia

60. Armenia

61. Barbados

62. Romania

63. Bermuda

64. Switzerland

65. Kazakhstan

66. Cape Verde

67. Philippines

68. Pakistan

69. Sri Lanka

70. Poland

71. Cambodia

72. India

73. Albania

74. Bangladesh

75. Jordan

76. Lebanon

77. Fiji

78. Iceland

79. Nepal

80. Estonia

81. Latvia

82. Croatia

83. Bulgaria

84. Oman

85. Chile

86. Morocco

87. Germany

88. Canada

89. Slovenia

90. Ireland

91. Italy

92. Turkey

93. Egypt

94. Israel

95. Vietnam

96. Malta

97. Austria

98. Thailand

99. South Korea

100. UK

101. North Macedonia

102. Bahrain

103. Slovakia

104. Saudi Arabia

105. Greece

106. Bhutan

107. Spain

108. Denmark

109. Czechia

110. Kuwait

111. Malaysia

112. UA Emirates

113. Syria

114. Portugal

115. Luxembourg

116. Mauritius

117. Taiwan

118. Belgium

119. Laos

120. Australia

121. Netherlands

122. Iraq

123. New Zealand

124. Norway

125. Sweden

126. Finland

127. Hong Kong

128. Lithuania

129. Singapore

130. China

131. France

132. Macao

133. Burma

134. Qatar

135. Russia

136. Japan

7.96

7.20

6.68

6.00

5.82

5.70

5.60

5.55

5.54

5.49

5.08

5.07

5.03

4.77

4.71

4.61

4.43

4.34

4.28

4.09

4.06

3.88

3.83

3.79

3.66

3.60

3.57

3.48

3.42

3.34

3.27

3.22

3.19

3.15

3.14

3.09

2.88

2.80

2.79

2.72

2.71

2.68

2.66

2.64

2.63

2.60

2.55

2.49

2.48

2.44

2.42

2.41

2.39

2.37

2.32

2.30

2.27

2.24

2.21

2.14

2.11

2.07

2.05

1.98

1.97

1.96

1.92

1.89

1.88

1.87

1.85

1.84

1.82

1.81

1.80

1.79

1.74

1.72

1.71

1.68

1.66

1.65

1.62

1.61

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.55

1.51

1.48

1.47

1.46

1.44

1.41

1.40

1.39

1.33

1.32

1.29

1.27

1.26

1.23

1.21

1.19

1.18

1.17

1.16

1.14

1.12

1.09

1.08

1.04

1.03

1.01

1.00

0.98

0.96

0.92

0.91

0.86

0.85

0.81

0.66

0.47

0.44

7.96

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