Bank cost to income ratio in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Bank cost to income ratio was 29.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Kazakhstan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Kazakhstan stood at 29.9%.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Kazakhstan peaked at 74.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2020.
Kazakhstan ranks 161st of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.6% | — |
| 2001 | 45.6% | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +56.4% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +31.0% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 44.9% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 28.1% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 28.1% | 29.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Kazakhstan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2.71 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 184.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 383.77 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 34.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 11.59 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 13.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 48.24 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 47.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,292 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Kazakhstan?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Kazakhstan was 29.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Kazakhstan ranks 161st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.