Bank cost to income ratio in Ireland
Ireland: Bank cost to income ratio was 49.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Ireland, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 49.6% for bank cost to income ratio in 2019.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 155.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Ireland peaked at 52.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.8% | — |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +56.0% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +38.5% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -46.3% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +91.8% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +35.9% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 14.8% | 36.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 19.4% | 52.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More financial sector data for Ireland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 57,258 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5072 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 13.54 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.23 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 8.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.96 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,816 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Ireland?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Ireland was 49.6% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Ireland ranks 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.