Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Yemen
Yemen: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 1.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Yemen, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.6% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.9% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Yemen peaked at 4.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2019.
Yemen ranks 116th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -37.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +69.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -39.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +109.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -62.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.3%, 36% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More financial sector data for Yemen
- 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 (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0003 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 (2018)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 Yemen?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Yemen was 1.6% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
- How does Yemen rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Yemen ranks 116th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.