Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Belarus
Belarus: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 3.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Belarus, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 3.2% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Belarus peaked at 18.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2021.
Belarus ranks 48th 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -35.7% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -41.2% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -48.2% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +135.9% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +46.1% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +124.5% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -60.1% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -47.8% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -25.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 3.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 3.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 3.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 3.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More financial sector data for Belarus
- 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 0.003 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 0.0022 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 0.003 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 Belarus?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Belarus was 3.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2021.
- How does Belarus rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Belarus ranks 48th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.