Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 2.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Uruguay stood at 2.8%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Uruguay peaked at 29.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 58th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +63.3% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -39.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +520.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -84.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -32.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -6.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Uruguay 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 | +520.4% | 4.8% | 29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.4% | 29.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 55 Saint Lucia 3.0% compare
- 56 San Marino 3.0% compare
- 57 South Africa 2.9% compare
- 59 Indonesia 2.8% compare
- 60 Haiti 2.7% compare
- 61 Nigeria 2.7% compare
More financial sector data for Uruguay
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.91 % 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 44.98 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.76 % 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 32.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.91 % 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 44.98 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Uruguay?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Uruguay was 2.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Uruguay ranks 58th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.