Bank overhead costs to total assets in India
India: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in India, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in India is 1.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in India peaked at 2.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2012.
India ranks 99th 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 India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More financial sector data for India
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 213,661 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 79.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 990.63 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 90.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 403.72 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 420.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 511.19 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 502.16 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 343.04 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in India?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in India was 1.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2012.
- How does India rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- India ranks 99th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.