Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 6.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 6.2% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.2% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 16.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2001.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 7th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.8% | — |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +508.9% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +45.4% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -25.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +508.9% | 1.8% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 1.8% | 16.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More financial sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Democratic Republic of Congo was 6.2% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2001.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.