Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Gabon
Gabon: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 3.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Gabon, 2004–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank overhead costs to total assets in Gabon stood at 3.9%.
The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Gabon peaked at 6.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2015.
Gabon ranks 35th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.6% | — |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +132.6% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -22.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 3.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 3.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +132.6% | 2.9% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More financial sector data for Gabon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Gabon?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Gabon was 3.9% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- How does Gabon rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Gabon ranks 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.