Bank overhead costs to total assets in Mauritania

Mauritania: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 2.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2.6%
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
65th
of 168 countries
All-time high
5.7%
in 2003
All-time low
2.6%
in 2020
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Bank overhead costs to total assets in Mauritania, 2001–2020

02462001201020202001: 4.8 %2002: 5 %2003: 5.7 %2004: 5.6 %2005: 4.1 %2006: 4.2 %2007: 4.8 %2008: 2.8 %2009: 4.5 %2010: 3.8 %2011: 4.1 %2012: 3.5 %2013: 3.9 %2014: 3.5 %2015: 3.4 %2016: 3.7 %2017: 3.3 %2018: 3.6 %2019: 3.2 %2020: 2.6 %

Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, bank overhead costs to total assets in Mauritania stood at 2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Mauritania peaked at 5.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2020.

That places Mauritania 65th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Bank overhead costs to total assets in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Mauritania, 2001 to 2020.
Year % Change
2001 4.8%
2002 5.0% +4.1%
2003 5.7% +13.3%
2004 5.6% -2.5%
2005 4.1% -25.6%
2006 4.2% +1.1%
2007 4.8% +15.2%
2008 2.8% -41.7%
2009 4.5% +58.7%
2010 3.8% -13.8%
2011 4.1% +5.7%
2012 3.5% -14.9%
2013 3.9% +12.0%
2014 3.5% -10.8%
2015 3.4% -1.9%
2016 3.7% +8.2%
2017 3.3% -10.8%
2018 3.6% +8.7%
2019 3.2% -11.3%
2020 2.6% -16.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.6% 2.8% 5.7% 9
2010s 3.6% 3.2% 4.1% 10
2020s 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Mauritania?
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Mauritania was 2.6% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2003.
What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
How does Mauritania rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
Mauritania ranks 65th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania 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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Indicator
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 3,204 data points, 2000–2021
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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.