Bank overhead costs to total assets in Guyana
Guyana: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Guyana, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 2.6% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Guyana peaked at 3.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.
Guyana ranks 67th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 64 Peru 2.6% compare
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- 68 Andorra 2.6% compare
- 69 Hungary 2.5% compare
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More financial sector data for Guyana
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.78 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 55.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 26.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 988.63 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 990.29 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 990.29 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 990.29 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Guyana?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Guyana was 2.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does Guyana rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Guyana ranks 67th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.