Bank cost to income ratio in Lithuania
Lithuania: Bank cost to income ratio was 46.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Lithuania, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Lithuania stood at 46.6%.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Lithuania peaked at 88.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2019.
Lithuania ranks 131st 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.3% | — |
| 2001 | 88.9% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 78.3% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.7% | 48.7% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 41.5% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 43.7% | 46.6% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Lithuania
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -16.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0406 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,339 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -14.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,578 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -9.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,784 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Lithuania?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Lithuania was 46.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Lithuania ranks 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.