Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Peru
Peru: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Peru is 2.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Peru peaked at 5.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.
Peru ranks 64th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 61 Nigeria 2.7% compare
- 62 Afghanistan 2.7% compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 2.7% compare
- 65 Mauritania 2.6% compare
- 66 Uzbekistan 2.6% compare
- 67 Guyana 2.6% compare
More financial sector data for Peru
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8855 % 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 9.83 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8855 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Peru?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Peru was 2.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Peru ranks 64th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.