Bank cost to income ratio in Egypt
Egypt: Bank cost to income ratio was 35.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 35.3% for bank cost to income ratio in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Egypt peaked at 56.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2016.
Egypt ranks 157th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.6% | — |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +37.7% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.7% | 39.4% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 28.7% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 35.3% | 36.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Egypt
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Egypt?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Egypt was 35.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Egypt ranks 157th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.