Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 5.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Mozambique, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 5.8% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Mozambique peaked at 10.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2020.
That places Mozambique 9th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -39.2% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +13.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 5.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 5.8% 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 | 8.0% | 6.6% | 10.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More financial sector data for Mozambique
- 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.1 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.8011 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.1 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 Mozambique?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Mozambique was 5.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Mozambique ranks 9th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.