Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Sweden
Sweden: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.0% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Sweden peaked at 1.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.
That places Sweden 154th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -18.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 64% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 58% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Sweden?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Sweden was 1.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Sweden ranks 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.