Bank cost to income ratio in Serbia
Serbia: Bank cost to income ratio was 63.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Serbia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 63.6% for bank cost to income ratio in 2021.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Serbia peaked at 94.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2003.
Serbia ranks 42nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.0% | — |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +37.1% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.6% | 51.9% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 56.1% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 60.1% | 63.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 39 Hungary 63.9% compare
- 40 Honduras 63.8% compare
- 41 Republic of Korea 63.7% compare
- 43 Senegal 63.4% compare
- 44 Dominican Republic 63.4% compare
- 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.8% compare
More financial sector data for Serbia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 648,933 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 42.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 59.09 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 5.38 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 19.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 19.55 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 24.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 24.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,796 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Serbia?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Serbia was 63.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2003.
- How does Serbia rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Serbia ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.