Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Japan
Japan: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Japan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.4% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Japan peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.
Japan ranks 166th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -14.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 29% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.1%, 40% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Japan?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Japan was 0.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Japan ranks 166th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.