Bank overhead costs to total assets in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 3.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Costa Rica is 3.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Costa Rica peaked at 8.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 34th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -28.2% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -24.4% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +46.7% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 5.79 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 289.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.4016 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 11.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,421 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Costa Rica?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Costa Rica was 3.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.