Which has higher bank overhead costs to total assets, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Portugal as of 2021.

What is the difference in bank overhead costs to total assets between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?

0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Portugal vs United Arab Emirates: Bank overhead costs to total assets

Portugal

1.1%

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

1.2%

in 2021

Portugal rank

142nd

United Arab Emirates rank

140th

Bank overhead costs to total assets over time

Portugal
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Portugal ranks 142nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 140th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.3%	1.4%	0.0%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	1.6%	1.3%	0.4%	Portugal
2020s	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank overhead costs to total assets, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank overhead costs to total assets between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for bank overhead costs to total assets?: Portugal ranks 142nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 140th 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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Indicator: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%)
Unit: %
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 3,204 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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.