Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 6.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Venezuela, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Venezuela stood at 6.7%.
That represents a change of up 282.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Venezuela peaked at 10.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2020.
Venezuela ranks 4th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +47.1% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +282.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 6.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 2.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 6.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +282.9% | 1.7% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 1.7% | 6.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 1.7% | 6.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More financial sector data for Venezuela
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 8.94 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Venezuela?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Venezuela was 6.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Venezuela ranks 4th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.