Bank overhead costs to total assets in Bahamas
Bahamas: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 2.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Bahamas, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Bahamas is 2.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Bahamas peaked at 3.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2003.
Bahamas ranks 78th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -69.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +125.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +39.9% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +41.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Bahamas
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 27,293 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6917 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,097 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Bahamas?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Bahamas was 2.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
- How does Bahamas rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Bahamas ranks 78th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.