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% |
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
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 396,400 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 112,105 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.22 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 13.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 13.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 13.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 13.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,096 SDR per person (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.