Bank cost to income ratio in Italy
Italy: Bank cost to income ratio was 59.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Italy, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank cost to income ratio in Italy is 59.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Italy peaked at 82.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2021.
Italy ranks 59th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.5% | — |
| 2001 | 60.7% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 60.6% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 60.0% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 59.0% | 80.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 52,704 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 251.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 38.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 65.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 316.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 313.66 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,324 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Italy?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Italy was 59.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Italy ranks 59th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.