Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in China
China: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in China, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in China stood at 0.8%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in China peaked at 1.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
China ranks 160th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -36.9% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.1%, 73% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in China?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in China was 0.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does China rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- China ranks 160th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.