Malawi vs Zambia: Bank overhead costs to total assets
Malawi
5.6%
in 2021
Zambia
6.0%
in 2021
Malawi rank
11th
Zambia rank
8th
Bank overhead costs to total assets over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 6.0% against 5.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Malawi ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 8th of 168 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.5% | 0.4% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.2% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 1.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank overhead costs to total assets, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 6.0% against 5.6% in Malawi as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank overhead costs to total assets between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Malawi ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.