Bank overhead costs to total assets in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Sri Lanka, 2012–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Sri Lanka stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 96th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.9% | — |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 43.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0466 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 211.59 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 42.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 211.84 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 42.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 213.21 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 42.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 213.23 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Sri Lanka?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Sri Lanka was 1.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.