Bank overhead costs to total assets in Taiwan
Taiwan: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Taiwan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 1.1% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Taiwan peaked at 1.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2013.
Taiwan ranks 146th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -45.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +44.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 143 Algeria 1.1% compare
- 144 Luxembourg 1.1% compare
- 145 Mauritius 1.1% compare
- 147 Belgium 1.0% compare
- 148 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.0% compare
- 149 Netherlands 1.0% compare
More financial sector data for Taiwan
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.5002 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 477.05 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 43.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 439.98 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 439.98 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 483.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 443.58 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.5002 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Taiwan?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Taiwan was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
- How does Taiwan rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Taiwan ranks 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.