Bank overhead costs to total assets in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 9.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 9.0% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Sierra Leone peaked at 12.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2014.
That places Sierra Leone 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -41.3% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +49.3% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.6% | 10.4% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -10.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 38.44 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -33.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.015 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 12.11 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -10.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 38.44 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Sierra Leone?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Sierra Leone was 9.0% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.