Bank cost to income ratio in Switzerland
Switzerland: Bank cost to income ratio was 94.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Switzerland, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 94.5% for bank cost to income ratio in 2021.
The figure is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Switzerland peaked at 237.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2005.
Switzerland ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.5% | — |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +40.7% |
| 2008 | 237.1% | +144.9% |
| 2009 | 107.1% | -54.8% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 100.1% | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 118.2% | +45.9% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.8% | 61.5% | 237.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 76.7% | 118.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 75.8% | 94.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 141,431 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 106.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 667.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 678.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 785.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 785.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 86,338 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Switzerland?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Switzerland was 94.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 237.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.