Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in United Kingdom, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1.4% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in United Kingdom peaked at 3.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
That places United Kingdom 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +44.9% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -40.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -45.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -46.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +80.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +60.8% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +47.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +37.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 92% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 84% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More financial sector data for United Kingdom
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 76.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in United Kingdom?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in United Kingdom was 1.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- United Kingdom ranks 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.