Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 5.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Malawi stood at 5.6%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.5% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Malawi peaked at 10.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2021.
That places Malawi 11th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +49.4% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -30.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 5.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 5.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 8.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 8 Zambia 6.0% compare
- 9 Mozambique 5.8% compare
- 10 Cyprus 5.7% compare
- 12 Liberia 5.5% compare
- 13 Tajikistan 5.5% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 5.5% compare
More financial sector data for Malawi
- 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1505 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1099 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1505 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 Malawi?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Malawi was 5.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Malawi ranks 11th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.