Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Namibia
Namibia: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 4.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Namibia, 2006–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Namibia is 4.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Namibia peaked at 4.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2020.
That places Namibia 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.3% | — |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +20.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 4.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 4.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More financial sector data for Namibia
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0484 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 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 Namibia?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Namibia was 4.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Namibia ranks 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.