Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Oman
Oman: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Oman, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 1.6% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Oman peaked at 2.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
Oman ranks 111th 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 Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +31.9% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +1.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Oman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +31.9% | 1.9% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More financial sector data for Oman
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 34.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 25.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 34.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Oman?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Oman was 1.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Oman rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Oman ranks 111th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.