Bank overhead costs to total assets in Serbia
Serbia: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 2.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Serbia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 2.5% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Serbia peaked at 15.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.
Serbia ranks 72nd 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +81.7% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +60.4% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -37.5% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -43.4% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +186.3% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -49.3% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -28.1% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 5.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 2.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 69 Hungary 2.5% compare
- 70 Seychelles 2.5% compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.5% compare
- 73 Cayman Islands 2.4% compare
- 74 Ukraine 2.4% compare
- 75 Senegal 2.4% compare
More financial sector data for Serbia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.195 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,977 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,986 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 3,808 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,796 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.0717 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Serbia?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Serbia was 2.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Serbia ranks 72nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia 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.