Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Finland
Finland: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Finland, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Finland is 0.9%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Finland peaked at 1.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2001.
Finland ranks 155th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -88.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +442.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +36.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -46.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +92.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +90.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -6.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 61% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 55% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Finland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +442.8% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| 2017 | +92.8% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| 2019 | +90.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More financial sector data for Finland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Finland?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Finland was 0.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Finland ranks 155th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.