Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Kenya
Kenya: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 3.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Kenya is 3.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Kenya peaked at 9.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2021.
That places Kenya 42nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +109.5% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -6.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 3.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 3.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +109.5% | 4.6% | 9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.6% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More financial sector data for Kenya
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.2328 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Kenya?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Kenya was 3.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.