Bank cost to income ratio (%) in Honduras
Honduras: Bank cost to income ratio (%) was 63.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Honduras, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Honduras stood at 63.8%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Honduras peaked at 73.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2003.
Honduras ranks 40th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio (%) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.5% | — |
| 2001 | 42.8% | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | +70.9% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | -4.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 63.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.9%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 63.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.8%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank cost to income ratio (%) in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +70.9% | 42.8% | 73.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 42.8% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 62.9% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 63.8% | 66.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More financial sector data for Honduras
- 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 4.82 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.52 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 4.82 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 Honduras?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Honduras was 63.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2003.
- How does Honduras rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Honduras ranks 40th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.