Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.3% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2021.
That places Saudi Arabia 132nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -3.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 84% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 87% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Saudi Arabia?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Saudi Arabia was 1.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 132nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.