Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Suriname
Suriname: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 2.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Suriname, 2009–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Suriname is 2.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.5% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Suriname peaked at 3.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2019.
That places Suriname 85th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.4% | — |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -32.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 2.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 2.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More financial sector data for Suriname
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.17 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.17 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Suriname?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Suriname was 2.2% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- How does Suriname rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Suriname ranks 85th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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.