Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Lebanon is 1.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.7% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Lebanon peaked at 1.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2019.
Lebanon ranks 103rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +41.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 62% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More financial sector data for Lebanon
- 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 21.62 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 Lebanon?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Lebanon was 1.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Lebanon ranks 103rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.