Bank overhead costs to total assets in Botswana
Botswana: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 3.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Botswana, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Botswana stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Botswana peaked at 6.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2008.
Botswana ranks 39th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +39.7% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Botswana
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -33.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -27.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1217 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 930.79 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -25.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,051 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -25.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,051 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Botswana?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Botswana was 3.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Botswana ranks 39th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.