Bank cost to income ratio in Israel
Israel: Bank cost to income ratio was 53.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Israel, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 53.9% for bank cost to income ratio in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Israel peaked at 88.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2021.
Israel ranks 95th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.4% | — |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 61.4% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 60.8% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 53.9% | 57.8% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Israel
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 219,130 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 164.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 16,554 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Israel?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Israel was 53.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Israel ranks 95th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.