Bank cost to income ratio in Guyana
Guyana: Bank cost to income ratio was 46.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Guyana, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Guyana stood at 46.1%.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Guyana peaked at 66.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2015.
That places Guyana 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.6% | — |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.5% | 49.1% | 66.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 41.0% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 46.1% | 49.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Guyana
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 27.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0365 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,183 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 27.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -34.71 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Guyana?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Guyana was 46.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2015.
- How does Guyana rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Guyana ranks 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.