Bank overhead costs to total assets in Guinea
Guinea: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 6.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Guinea, 2011–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 6.2% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2020.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Guinea peaked at 9.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2018.
That places Guinea 6th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.4% | — |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +50.6% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.9% | 9.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 3 Argentina 7.2% compare
- 4 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.7% compare
- 5 Eswatini 6.4% compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.2% compare
- 8 Zambia 6.0% compare
- 9 Mozambique 5.8% compare
More financial sector data for Guinea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 5.16 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,750 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 28.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 7.08 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 404.80 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 598.31 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 626.99 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.03 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 864.44 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 58.59 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Guinea?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Guinea was 6.2% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Guinea ranks 6th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.