Bank cost to income ratio in Sweden
Sweden: Bank cost to income ratio was 48.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank cost to income ratio in Sweden is 48.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Sweden peaked at 71.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 121st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.2% | — |
| 2001 | 71.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 55.3% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 48.7% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 48.6% | 53.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 966,527 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 141.47 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 33.12 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 41.29 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 54.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 54.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,100 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Sweden?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Sweden was 48.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Sweden ranks 121st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.