Bank cost to income ratio in Colombia
Colombia: Bank cost to income ratio was 67.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Colombia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Colombia stood at 67.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Colombia peaked at 95.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2017.
Colombia ranks 25th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.4% | — |
| 2001 | 76.6% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | +29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.8% | 55.9% | 95.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 48.0% | 60.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 52.4% | 67.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More financial sector data for Colombia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 18.17 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,123 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 5.26 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 479.38 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 44.54 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 47.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 48.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 48.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 899.28 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Colombia?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Colombia was 67.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.