Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Chile
Chile: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Chile, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Chile is 1.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Chile peaked at 3.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2021.
Chile ranks 112th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -27.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More financial sector data for Chile
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.62 % 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 31.58 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.48 % 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 23.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.62 % 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 31.58 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Chile?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Chile was 1.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Chile ranks 112th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.