Bank overhead costs to total assets in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.2% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2009.
United Arab Emirates ranks 140th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 69.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 50.4 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 69.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in United Arab Emirates?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in United Arab Emirates was 1.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2009.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 140th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.