Bank cost to income ratio (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Bank cost to income ratio (%) was 27.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank cost to income ratio in Maldives, 2016–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 27.6% for bank cost to income ratio in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over five years.
Maldives ranks 164th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Bank cost to income ratio (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26.0% | — |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +5.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 27.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54.3%, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 27.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 46.1%, 60% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.5% | 26.0% | 27.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More financial sector data for Maldives
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.07 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Maldives?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Maldives was 27.6% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Maldives 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.