San Marino vs South Africa: Bank overhead costs to total assets

San Marino
3.0%
in 2017
South Africa
2.9%
in 2021
San Marino rank
56th
South Africa rank
57th

Bank overhead costs to total assets over time

  • San Marino
  • South Africa
1234200020102021

How they compare

San Marino currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.

San Marino ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 57th of 168 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade San Marino South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5% 3.2% 1.7% South Africa
2010s 2.8% 3.1% 0.4% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank overhead costs to total assets, San Marino or South Africa?
San Marino, at 3.0% against 2.9% in South Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in bank overhead costs to total assets between San Marino and South Africa?
0.1%, with San Marino ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do San Marino and South Africa rank globally for bank overhead costs to total assets?
San Marino ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 57th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

San Marino vs South Africa: Bank overhead costs to total assets. Statizoid, drawing on Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/bank-overhead-costs-to-total-assets-percent/san-marino/south-africa/

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-overhead-costs-to-total-assets-percent/san-marino/south-africa/">San Marino vs South Africa: Bank overhead costs to total assets</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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.