Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 5.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Tanzania, 2005–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Tanzania is 5.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Tanzania peaked at 6.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2009.
That places Tanzania 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.2% | — |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -15.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 5.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 5.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More financial sector data for Tanzania
- 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.16 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.8467 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.16 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 Tanzania?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Tanzania was 5.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2009.
- How does Tanzania rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Tanzania ranks 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.