Bank overhead costs to total assets in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 4.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Jamaica, 2003–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 4.1% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.2% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Jamaica peaked at 6.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2021.
Jamaica ranks 32nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.8% | — |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +27.9% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1949 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,559 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 18.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Jamaica?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Jamaica was 4.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Jamaica ranks 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.