Bank overhead costs to total assets in Switzerland
Switzerland: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 2.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Switzerland, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Switzerland stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Switzerland peaked at 2.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2005.
Switzerland ranks 90th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -29.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +51.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -34.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +32.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +47.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 86,338 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.0644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 73,454 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 74,657 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Switzerland?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Switzerland was 2.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Switzerland ranks 90th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.