Bank overhead costs to total assets in Cyprus
Cyprus: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 5.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Cyprus, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Cyprus is 5.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 172.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Cyprus peaked at 6.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2008.
Cyprus ranks 10th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -30.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +50.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -24.8% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +40.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +47.6% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.2% compare
- 8 Zambia 6.0% compare
- 9 Mozambique 5.8% compare
- 11 Malawi 5.6% compare
- 12 Liberia 5.5% compare
- 13 Tajikistan 5.5% compare
More financial sector data for Cyprus
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 18,337 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6618 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.4317 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 15.61 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 216.14 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 729.85 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,557 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Cyprus?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Cyprus was 5.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Cyprus ranks 10th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.