Bank overhead costs to total assets in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 2.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
2.7%
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
62nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
7.6%
in 2007
All-time low
2.7%
in 2021
Years of data
15
2007–2021

Bank overhead costs to total assets in Afghanistan, 2007–2021

024682007201420212007: 7.6 %2008: 5.5 %2009: 6 %2010: 3.5 %2011: 4.5 %2012: 4.2 %2013: 3.8 %2014: 3.6 %2015: 3 %2016: 3.2 %2017: 3.2 %2018: 2.7 %2019: 3 %2020: 3.1 %2021: 2.7 %

Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 2.7% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Afghanistan peaked at 7.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2021.

Afghanistan ranks 62nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Bank overhead costs to total assets in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Afghanistan, 2007 to 2021.
Year % Change
2007 7.6%
2008 5.5% -27.9%
2009 6.0% +9.9%
2010 3.5% -42.4%
2011 4.5% +30.1%
2012 4.2% -7.0%
2013 3.8% -8.7%
2014 3.6% -5.7%
2015 3.0% -15.9%
2016 3.2% +4.3%
2017 3.2% +1.6%
2018 2.7% -14.9%
2019 3.0% +8.2%
2020 3.1% +3.8%
2021 2.7% -13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.4% 5.5% 7.6% 3
2010s 3.5% 2.7% 4.5% 10
2020s 2.9% 2.7% 3.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Afghanistan?
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Afghanistan was 2.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2007.
What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2021.
How does Afghanistan rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
Afghanistan ranks 62nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank overhead costs to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 3,204 data points, 2000–2021
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Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). 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.