Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Belize
Belize: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 4.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Belize, 2002–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 4.2% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Belize peaked at 5.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2009.
That places Belize 29th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.3% | — |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +3.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 4.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belize's 4.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More financial sector data for Belize
- 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 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 20.12 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 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 14.69 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 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 20.12 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 Belize?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Belize was 4.2% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Belize ranks 29th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.