Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 2.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Tunisia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Tunisia stood at 2.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Tunisia peaked at 2.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2010.
That places Tunisia 83rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -10.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 77% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 2.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +33.3% | 2.1% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More financial sector data for Tunisia
- 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 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.51 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.86 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 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.51 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 Tunisia?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Tunisia was 2.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- How does Tunisia rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Tunisia ranks 83rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.