Based on a comparison of 10 banks in Romania in 2016, Banca Transilvania was the most cost efficient bank, followed by UniCredit Tiriac Bank and BRD Groupe Societe Generale.
Banca Transilvania's cost to income ratio reached 42.5% in 2016, down from 49.0% when compared to the last year. Historically, the bank’s costs reached an all time high of 75.4% in 2006 and an all time low of 42.5% in 2016.
When compared to total assets, bank's cost amounted to 1.39% in 2016, down from 3.60% a year earlier.
Comparing Banca Transilvania with its closest peers, UniCredit Tiriac Bank operated in 2016 with a cost to income ratio of 48.1%, BRD Groupe Societe Generale reached 50.3% and Raiffeisen Bank Romania some 53.9%.
The average cost to income ratio reached 53.0% in the Romanian banking sector in 2016.
You can see all the banks cost efficiency data on the Costs (As % Of Income) indicator page or you can download a report on the Romanian banks in the report section.
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