Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Israel
Israel: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Israel, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.5% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Israel peaked at 2.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2021.
That places Israel 123rd 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 96% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More financial sector data for Israel
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Israel?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Israel was 1.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Israel ranks 123rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.