Bank overhead costs to total assets in South Korea
South Korea: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in South Korea, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in South Korea stood at 1.4%.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in South Korea peaked at 2.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2011.
South Korea ranks 128th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +43.9% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +37.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More financial sector data for South Korea
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 4.27 % 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 -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1572 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 5,693 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 5,961 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.594 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 6,168 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in South Korea?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in South Korea was 1.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2011.
- How does South Korea rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- South Korea ranks 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.