Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Gambia
Gambia: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 4.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Gambia, 2005–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank overhead costs to total assets in Gambia stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 27.5% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Gambia peaked at 10.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2020.
That places Gambia 33rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.6% | — |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -21.8% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -27.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 4.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.3%, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 4.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.9% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 30 Namibia 4.1% compare
- 31 Madagascar 4.1% compare
- 32 Jamaica 4.1% compare
- 34 Costa Rica 3.9% compare
- 35 Gabon 3.9% compare
- 36 El Salvador 3.8% compare
More financial sector data for Gambia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.54 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.31 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.54 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Gambia?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Gambia was 4.0% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Gambia ranks 33rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.