Bank overhead costs to total assets in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Bangladesh is 1.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Bangladesh peaked at 3.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 101st out of 168 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 overhead costs to total assets in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +51.3% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +64.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7636 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Bangladesh?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Bangladesh was 1.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Bangladesh ranks 101st out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.