Bank cost to income ratio in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Bank cost to income ratio was 59.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Azerbaijan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Azerbaijan stood at 59.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Azerbaijan peaked at 87.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2017.
That places Azerbaijan 58th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.6% | — |
| 2001 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 57.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +52.6% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -42.6% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +34.4% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.1% | 47.5% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 37.1% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 54.9% | 59.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Azerbaijan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,598 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4856 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 9.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.90 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.90 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.90 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 965.97 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Azerbaijan?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Azerbaijan was 59.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2017.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Azerbaijan ranks 58th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.