Bank overhead costs to total assets in Liberia
Liberia: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 5.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Liberia, 2015–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 5.5% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
That places Liberia 12th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.8% | — |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -24.3% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.8% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 9 Mozambique 5.8% compare
- 10 Cyprus 5.7% compare
- 11 Malawi 5.6% compare
- 13 Tajikistan 5.5% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 5.5% compare
- 15 Chad 5.5%
More financial sector data for Liberia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -47.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2.32 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -12.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 43.17 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -12.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 43.17 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -12.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 43.17 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Liberia?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Liberia was 5.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2021.
- How does Liberia rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Liberia ranks 12th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.