Bank overhead costs to total assets in Poland
Poland: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Poland, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.9% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Poland peaked at 6.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2014.
Poland ranks 97th 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More financial sector data for Poland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 55,610 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 619.14 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 56.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 136.72 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 142.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 198.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 197.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,432 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Poland?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Poland was 1.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2014.
- How does Poland rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Poland ranks 97th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.