Bank cost to income ratio in Qatar
Qatar: Bank cost to income ratio was 24.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Qatar, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 24.2% for bank cost to income ratio in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Qatar peaked at 36.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2011.
Qatar ranks 166th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.2% | — |
| 2001 | 34.5% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 26.2% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 23.2% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.2% | 25.6% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Qatar
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -16.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1289 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 9,348 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -15.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 9,746 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 13,720 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 13,694 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 11.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Qatar?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Qatar was 24.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2011.
- How does Qatar rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Qatar ranks 166th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.