Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 3.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Bolivia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Bolivia stood at 3.3%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Bolivia peaked at 7.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2021.
That places Bolivia 46th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 3.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 3.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More financial sector data for Bolivia
- 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.83 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 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.07 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.83 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 Bolivia?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Bolivia was 3.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Bolivia ranks 46th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.