Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Armenia
Armenia: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 2.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Armenia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Armenia stood at 2.2%.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Armenia peaked at 6.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
Armenia ranks 84th of 168 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 overhead costs to total assets (%) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +47.8% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +10.2% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 2.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 2.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More financial sector data for Armenia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.0665 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.0486 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0665 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Armenia?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Armenia was 2.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Armenia ranks 84th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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.