Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Brazil
Brazil: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 3.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 3.1% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Brazil peaked at 6.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2012.
That places Brazil 50th 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +35.5% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -44.9% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +50.5% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +36.8% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +47.3% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -47.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +3.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.87 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Brazil?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Brazil was 3.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Brazil ranks 50th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.