Bank cost to income ratio in Jordan
Jordan: Bank cost to income ratio was 49.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Jordan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Jordan stood at 49.5%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Jordan peaked at 57.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2012.
Jordan ranks 116th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.4% | — |
| 2001 | 51.4% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.0% | 45.2% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 42.7% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.5% | 50.6% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Jordan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 4,117 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7699 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 82.00 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 11.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 11.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 19.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 19.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,678 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Jordan?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Jordan was 49.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2012.
- How does Jordan rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Jordan ranks 116th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.