Bank cost to income ratio (%) in Guinea
Guinea: Bank cost to income ratio (%) was 55.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Guinea, 2010–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank cost to income ratio in Guinea stood at 55.5%.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Guinea peaked at 80.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2019.
That places Guinea 80th out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio (%) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 73.5% | — |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +6.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 55.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.9%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 55.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.5%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.7% | 51.9% | 80.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More financial sector data for Guinea
- 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.44 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.78 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.44 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 Guinea?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Guinea was 55.5% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2019.
- How does Guinea rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Guinea ranks 80th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.