Bank overhead costs to total assets in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in North Macedonia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 1.3% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 28.3% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in North Macedonia peaked at 5.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2021.
North Macedonia ranks 129th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +26.7% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
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More financial sector data for North Macedonia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 360,001 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 34.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 7.76 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 706.83 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.24 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.23 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,322 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in North Macedonia?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in North Macedonia was 1.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does North Macedonia rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- North Macedonia ranks 129th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.