Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Nepal
Nepal: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Nepal, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.7% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Nepal peaked at 6.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2021.
Nepal ranks 106th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +246.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -54.3% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 59% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.8%, 94% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +246.8% | 1.8% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More financial sector data for Nepal
- 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 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.7398 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 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.5402 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 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.7398 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 Nepal?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Nepal was 1.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Nepal ranks 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.