Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Bank overhead costs to total assets
Costa Rica
3.9%
in 2021
El Salvador
3.8%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
34th
El Salvador rank
36th
Bank overhead costs to total assets over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 36th of 168 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.3% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank overhead costs to total assets, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 3.9% against 3.8% in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank overhead costs to total assets between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 36th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as Bank overhead costs to total assets (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). 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.