Bank overhead costs to total assets in Zambia
Zambia: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 6.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Zambia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Zambia is 6.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Zambia peaked at 12.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2018.
That places Zambia 8th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -34.8% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -51.9% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +42.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.1% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Zambia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 21.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 50.49 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Zambia?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Zambia was 6.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.