Bank cost to income ratio in Libya
Libya: Bank cost to income ratio was 28.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Libya, 2003–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 28.9% for bank cost to income ratio in 2020.
The figure is down 53.0% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Libya peaked at 87.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2005.
Libya ranks 163rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 45.5% | — |
| 2004 | 31.3% | -31.1% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -35.8% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +44.6% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +84.0% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +118.9% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 20.1% | 45.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 39.7% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.9% | 28.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More financial sector data for Libya
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,742 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 33.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 165.03 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 15.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 57.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 61.38 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 76.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 62.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,435 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Libya?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Libya was 28.9% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2005.
- How does Libya rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Libya ranks 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.