Bank cost to income ratio in Namibia
Namibia: Bank cost to income ratio was 53.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Namibia, 2005–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Namibia stood at 53.6%.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Namibia peaked at 63.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2017.
That places Namibia 97th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60.9% | — |
| 2006 | 63.2% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.0% | 58.0% | 63.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 48.1% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 49.9% | 53.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More financial sector data for Namibia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 58,055 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 732.96 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Namibia?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Namibia was 53.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Namibia ranks 97th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.