Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Greece
Greece: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Greece, 2005–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Greece is 1.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Greece peaked at 3.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2021.
That places Greece 133rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.1% | — |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -35.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 84% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 76% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More financial sector data for Greece
- 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 55.22 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 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 75.62 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 Greece?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Greece was 1.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Greece ranks 133rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.