Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 4.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Ecuador, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Ecuador stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Ecuador peaked at 12.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2021.
Ecuador ranks 23rd of 168 countries on this measure, 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -35.9% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -2.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -35.9% | 12.2% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More financial sector data for Ecuador
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.56 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Ecuador?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Ecuador was 4.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.