Bank overhead costs to total assets in Colombia
Colombia: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 3.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Colombia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Colombia stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Colombia peaked at 11.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2021.
Colombia ranks 47th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -37.6% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +53.2% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 3.9% | 11.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Colombia
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 899.28 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.661 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 0.9202 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0974 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 833.64 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.8685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 890.43 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Colombia?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Colombia was 3.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Colombia ranks 47th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.