Bank overhead costs to total assets in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 8.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Zimbabwe, 2001–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Zimbabwe stood at 8.0%.
The figure is up 61.5% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Zimbabwe peaked at 12.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.6% | — |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +64.4% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +49.6% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -60.5% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +61.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 6.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 4.9% | 8.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Zimbabwe
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 342.32 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1559 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 795.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 4.60 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 418.82 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 445.13 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 447.90 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 866.72 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 862.25 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 50.87 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Zimbabwe?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Zimbabwe was 8.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Zimbabwe ranks 2nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.