Bank overhead costs to total assets in France

France: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
159th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2000
All-time low
0.7%
in 2008
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Bank overhead costs to total assets in France, 2000–2021

00.511.52000201020212000: 1.4 %2001: 1.2 %2002: 1.3 %2003: 1.3 %2004: 1.1 %2005: 0.925 %2006: 0.936 %2007: 0.814 %2008: 0.659 %2009: 0.712 %2010: 0.726 %2011: 0.803 %2012: 0.77 %2013: 0.83 %2014: 0.827 %2015: 0.811 %2016: 0.863 %2017: 0.951 %2018: 0.861 %2019: 0.843 %2020: 0.865 %2021: 0.811 %

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

Annual values for Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in France, 2000 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 3,204 data points, 2000–2021
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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.