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% |
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
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 4,540 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6372 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 29.57 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 2.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 391.17 SDR per person (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.