Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Spain
Spain: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Spain, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Spain stood at 1.2%.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Spain peaked at 2.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Spain 134th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +225.4% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 81% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 74% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +225.4% | 0.8% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More financial sector data for Spain
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 69.18 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 50.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 69.18 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Spain?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Spain was 1.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Spain ranks 134th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.