Bank overhead costs to total assets in Italy
Italy: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Italy, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Italy stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Italy peaked at 3.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2009.
Italy ranks 118th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +35.8% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +56.3% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -44.7% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Italy
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 40.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,324 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 41.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 0.3137 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.015 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 651.35 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.6466 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,112 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Italy?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Italy was 1.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Italy ranks 118th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.