Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Argentina
Argentina: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 7.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Argentina, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 7.2% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Argentina peaked at 9.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2004.
Argentina ranks 3rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +122.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -55.7% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -40.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +59.2% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +60.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -11.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 7.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 7.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +122.0% | 4.3% | 9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.6% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More financial sector data for Argentina
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Argentina?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Argentina was 7.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2004.
- How does Argentina rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Argentina ranks 3rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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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About this data
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.