Bank overhead costs to total assets in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 2.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 2.7%.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 5.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2012.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -49.9% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +110.3% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +171.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -64.1% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +70.1% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.8% | 5.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 60 Haiti 2.7% compare
- 61 Nigeria 2.7% compare
- 62 Afghanistan 2.7% compare
- 64 Peru 2.6% compare
- 65 Mauritania 2.6% compare
- 66 Uzbekistan 2.6% compare
More financial sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 118.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -0.2193 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 86.49 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 118.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.2193 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2012.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.