Bank overhead costs to total assets in Thailand
Thailand: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Thailand is 1.4%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Thailand peaked at 2.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
That places Thailand 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Thailand
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 13.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,874 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 7.65 % 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 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.3068 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,472 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 9.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,542 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Thailand?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Thailand was 1.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Thailand ranks 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.