Afghanistan vs Gambia: Bank cost to income ratio

Afghanistan
64.4%
in 2021
Gambia
64.5%
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
35th
Gambia rank
34th

Bank cost to income ratio over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Gambia
020406080100200520132021

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 64.5% against 64.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 34th of 169 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Gambia Difference Ahead
2000s 72.8% 62.9% 9.9% Afghanistan
2010s 73.0% 67.0% 6.0% Afghanistan
2020s 76.4% 64.5% 11.9% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank cost to income ratio, Afghanistan or Gambia?
Gambia, at 64.5% against 64.4% in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in bank cost to income ratio between Afghanistan and Gambia?
0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for bank cost to income ratio?
Afghanistan ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 34th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as Bank cost to income ratio (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Gambia: Bank cost to income ratio. Statizoid, drawing on Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/bank-cost-to-income-ratio-percent/afghanistan/gambia-the/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/bank-cost-to-income-ratio-percent/afghanistan/gambia-the/">Afghanistan vs Gambia: Bank cost to income ratio</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Bank cost to income ratio (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,210 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090 / (data2080 + data2085). All 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.