Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Burundi
Burundi: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 3.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Burundi stood at 3.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Burundi peaked at 9.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2020.
Burundi ranks 37th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +29.0% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +40.4% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +54.6% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 3.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.3%, 87% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 3.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 34 Costa Rica 3.9% compare
- 35 Gabon 3.9% compare
- 36 El Salvador 3.8% compare
- 38 Togo 3.7% compare
- 39 Botswana 3.7% compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 3.6% compare
More financial sector data for Burundi
- 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.4188 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.3058 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.4188 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 Burundi?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Burundi was 3.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Burundi ranks 37th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.