Bank overhead costs to total assets in Portugal
Portugal: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Portugal is 1.1%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Portugal peaked at 4.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.
Portugal ranks 142nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -58.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +50.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +337.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -34.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +249.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -66.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 139 Malaysia 1.2% compare
- 140 United Arab Emirates 1.2% compare
- 141 Syrian Arab Republic 1.2% compare
- 143 Algeria 1.1% compare
- 144 Luxembourg 1.1% compare
- 145 Mauritius 1.1% compare
More financial sector data for Portugal
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 31,218 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.6873 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 430.61 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 39.24 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 11.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 50.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 49.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,605 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Portugal?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Portugal was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Portugal ranks 142nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.