Bank overhead costs to total assets in Namibia
Namibia: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 4.1% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Namibia, 2006β2021
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 167 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.
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
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 58,055 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 732.96 SDR per person (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 167 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.