Bank cost to income ratio in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Bank cost to income ratio was 74.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2009–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 74.7%.
The figure is up 50.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 75.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2018.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 75.6% | — |
| 2011 | 70.9% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +50.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 46.4% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 49.6% | 74.7% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2.48 million current LCU per person (2010)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,203 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 51.76 % change on previous year (2010)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 991,291 SDR (2019)
- Gold reserves at market value 31.19 million SDR (2019)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.59 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 344.49 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 74.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2018.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.