Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 3.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 3.2% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Paraguay peaked at 27.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 49th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +210.2% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -40.1% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +102.1% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -62.5% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -22.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -33.1% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +39.3% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +2.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 3.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 3.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Paraguay 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 | +210.2% | 7.5% | 23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 7.2% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More financial sector data for Paraguay
- 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.15 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 6.68 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.15 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 Paraguay?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Paraguay was 3.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Paraguay ranks 49th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.