Bank cost to income ratio in Belize
Belize: Bank cost to income ratio was 65.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Belize, 2001–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank cost to income ratio in Belize stood at 65.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Belize peaked at 65.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2003.
Belize ranks 31st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45.6% | — |
| 2002 | 44.2% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.9% | 38.0% | 53.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 46.9% | 64.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Belize
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1097 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 863.07 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 965.87 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 965.87 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Belize?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Belize was 65.3% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Belize ranks 31st out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.