Bank overhead costs to total assets in Yemen

Yemen: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.6%
Change on year
down 62.9%
World rank
116th
of 168 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2017
All-time low
1.6%
in 2019
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Bank overhead costs to total assets in Yemen, 2000–2019

23452000200920192000: 2.4 %2001: 2.5 %2002: 2.6 %2003: 2.5 %2004: 1.6 %2005: 1.7 %2006: 2.1 %2007: 1.8 %2008: 2 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 1.7 %2013: 2.9 %2015: 1.8 %2016: 2.2 %2017: 4.5 %2018: 4.2 %2019: 1.6 %

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

Annual values for Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Yemen, 2000 to 2019.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.1% 1.6% 2.6% 10
2010s 2.7% 1.6% 4.5% 7

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 113 Morocco 1.6% compare
  2. 114 Germany 1.6% compare
  3. 115 Canada 1.6% compare
  4. 117 Slovenia 1.5% compare
  5. 118 Italy 1.5% compare
  6. 119 Ireland 1.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 3,204 data points, 2000–2021
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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.