Based on a comparison of 127 countries in 2020, Lesotho ranked the highest in bank cost to income ratio with 6,557% followed by Myanmar and Cameroon. On the other end of the scale was Algeria with 29.3%, Angola with 30.9% and China with 31.2%.
Data for more countries are available at Bank Cost to Income Ratio indicator page.
Bank Cost to Income Ratio | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Belarus | % | ... | ... | 94.5% | 96.2% | 95.1% | 93.9% | 92.0% | ||||||||||||||
Belgium | % | 65.8% | 63.9% | 65.8% | 63.0% | 74.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 67.6% | 69.8% | 69.1% | 62.4% | 74.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55.1% | 60.6% | 59.7% | 70.7% | 71.5% | ||||||
Cameroon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83.0% | 91.2% | 89.6% | 88.2% | 87.3% | ||||||
Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58.9% | 57.1% | 61.4% | 72.2% | 79.9% | ||||||
Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63.9% | 58.8% | 60.0% | 75.4% | 81.3% | ||||||
Germany | % | 69.5% | 70.4% | 69.3% | 71.9% | 73.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Ireland | % | 66.2% | 68.7% | 63.9% | 67.3% | 68.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,230% | 5,223% | 5,466% | 6,220% | 6,069% | |||||||
Luxembourg | % | 66.5% | 67.3% | 69.4% | 73.6% | 77.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Montenegro | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75.9% | 81.4% | 76.6% | 73.0% | 76.3% | |||||
Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64.6% | 74.6% | 103% | ... | ... |
Netherlands | % | 84.4% | 77.9% | 78.8% | 71.7% | 72.2% | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | % | 73.5% | 81.1% | 95.3% | 91.3% | 75.5% | ... |