Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Benin
Benin: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 3.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Benin, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3.1% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2019.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Benin peaked at 5.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 53rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +30.5% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +9.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 50 Brazil 3.1% compare
- 51 Cameroon 3.1% compare
- 52 Montenegro 3.1% compare
- 54 Mali 3.1% compare
- 55 Saint Lucia 3.0% compare
- 56 San Marino 3.0% compare
More financial sector data for Benin
- 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.7 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.24 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.7 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 Benin?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Benin was 3.1% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Benin ranks 53rd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.