Bank cost to income ratio in Niger
Niger: Bank cost to income ratio was 65.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Niger, 2002–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 65.7% for bank cost to income ratio in 2019.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Niger peaked at 90.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2014.
That places Niger 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 80.4% | — |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 51.5% | 90.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 41.2% | 65.7% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Niger
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 94.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 73,112 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 34.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 34.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 26,370 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -90.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration -7,704 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 9.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Niger?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Niger was 65.7% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Niger ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.