Bank cost to income ratio in Malawi
Malawi: Bank cost to income ratio was 52.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Malawi stood at 52.0%.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Malawi peaked at 63.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 104th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.5% | — |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.0% | 43.5% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 44.0% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 52.0% | 56.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Malawi
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -33 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -33.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 20.78 SDR per person (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -32.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Malawi?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Malawi was 52.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Malawi ranks 104th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.