Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Korea
Korea: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Korea, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in 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 Korea peaked at 2.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2011.
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 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% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 92% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Korea's 1.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.1%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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 Korea
- 125 Austria 1.4% compare
- 126 Thailand 1.4% compare
- 127 United Kingdom 1.4% compare
- 129 North Macedonia 1.3% compare
- 130 Bahrain 1.3% compare
- 131 Slovak Republic 1.3% compare
More financial sector data for Korea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 42.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Korea?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2011.
- How does Korea rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Korea ranks 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.