Bank cost to income ratio in Burundi
Burundi: Bank cost to income ratio was 49.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Burundi, 2008–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank cost to income ratio in Burundi is 49.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Burundi peaked at 69.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 2019.
That places Burundi 118th 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 13 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 58.3% | — |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.9% | 58.3% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 43.2% | 69.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 45.6% | 49.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Burundi
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 229,043 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 977.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 19.31 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 33,816 SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.49 million SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 54.09 million SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold 65.86 million SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 67.34 million SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 67.35 million SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4.92 SDR per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Burundi?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Burundi was 49.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Burundi ranks 118th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.