Bank overhead costs to total assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1.4%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
127th
of 168 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2002
All-time low
0.4%
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Bank overhead costs to total assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2021

01232000201020212000: 1.8 %2001: 2.2 %2002: 3.1 %2003: 2.9 %2004: 2.7 %2005: 2.5 %2006: 1.5 %2007: 1.7 %2008: 0.938 %2009: 0.734 %2010: 0.392 %2011: 0.708 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 0.962 %2014: 1.4 %2015: 1.8 %2016: 1.5 %2017: 1.5 %2018: 1.2 %2019: 1.7 %2020: 1.4 %2021: 1.4 %

Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 3.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000 to 2021.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank overhead costs to total assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Bank overhead costs to total assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2002.
What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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

Indicator
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 3,204 data points, 2000–2021
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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.