Bank overhead costs to total assets in Canada
Canada: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.6% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Canada peaked at 4.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
Canada ranks 115th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +69.0% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -30.1% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +166.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -43.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More financial sector data for Canada
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 85,674 current LCU per person (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.77 % change on previous year (2008)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 71.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Canada?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Canada was 1.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Canada ranks 115th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.