Bank overhead costs to total assets in Guatemala
Guatemala: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 3.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Guatemala, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 3.4% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Guatemala peaked at 5.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2020.
That places Guatemala 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 40 Azerbaijan 3.6% compare
- 41 Mexico 3.6% compare
- 42 Kenya 3.5% compare
- 44 Republic of Moldova 3.3% compare
- 45 Curacao 3.3% compare
- 46 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.3% compare
More financial sector data for Guatemala
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 24.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1784 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,177 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 23.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,208 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,280 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Guatemala?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Guatemala was 3.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Guatemala ranks 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.