Bank cost to income ratio in Uganda
Uganda: Bank cost to income ratio was 55.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Uganda, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Uganda stood at 55.0%.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Uganda peaked at 64.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 84th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.0% | — |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 60.6% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.1% | 48.0% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 49.7% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 55.0% | 60.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 977,433 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 810.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.53 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 53.4 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Uganda?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Uganda was 55.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Uganda ranks 84th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.