Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Vietnam, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.5% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Vietnam peaked at 2.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2005.
Vietnam ranks 122nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +107.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -47.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +38.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +37.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +39.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.1%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More financial sector data for Vietnam
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 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 Vietnam?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Vietnam was 1.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
- How does Vietnam rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Vietnam ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.