Bank cost to income ratio in Chile
Chile: Bank cost to income ratio was 45.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Chile, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank cost to income ratio in Chile is 45.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Chile peaked at 58.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2014.
That places Chile 137th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.0% | — |
| 2001 | 56.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.3% | 46.9% | 58.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 44.4% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 45.2% | 56.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More financial sector data for Chile
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,818 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.6991 % 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 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0926 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,667 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,817 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Chile?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Chile was 45.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2014.
- How does Chile rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Chile ranks 137th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.