Burundi: Bank cost to income ratio

The latest value from 2021 is 49.18 percent, an increase from 45.56 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 54.80 percent, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Burundi from 2008 to 2021 is 55.66 percent. The minimum value, 43.21 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 69.76 percent was recorded in 2012. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Operating expenses of a bank as a share of the sum of net-interest revenue and other operating income. The 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.