Bank cost to income ratio in Argentina
Argentina: Bank cost to income ratio was 54.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Argentina, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 54.1% for bank cost to income ratio in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Argentina peaked at 93.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2015.
Argentina ranks 92nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 83.6% | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | -35.5% |
| 2003 | 93.7% | +73.9% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 61.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.0% | 53.9% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 50.2% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 52.8% | 54.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Argentina
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7.23 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 485.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 59.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 69.47 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 6.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 23.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 23.61 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 29.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 651.57 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Argentina?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Argentina was 54.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Argentina ranks 92nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank cost to income ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.