Bank overhead costs to total assets in France
France: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in France, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in France stood at 0.8%.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in France peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.
France ranks 159th 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 France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for France
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 44.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0073 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 355.19 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 913.61 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 44.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,550 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in France?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in France was 0.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- How does France rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- France ranks 159th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.