Bank overhead costs to total assets in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 3.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in El Salvador stood at 3.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in El Salvador peaked at 5.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 36th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -47.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +43.4% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -37.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in El Salvador?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in El Salvador was 3.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- El Salvador ranks 36th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.