The cost-to-income ratio of the Italian banking industry fluctuated significantly between 2014 and 2024. In the second quarter of 2024, the ratio was 48.5 percent, which was lower than the values observed in 2021 and 2022. This indicates that the cost of running operations became lower, therefore the profitability of the industry improved in the last couple of years.
Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Italy from 4th quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2024
Characteristic
Cost-to-income ratio
Q2 2024
48.5%
Q1 2024
47.89%
Q4 2023
52.6%
Q3 2023
49.75%
Q2 2023
50.43%
Q1 2023
50.12%
Q4 2022
59.03%
Q3 2022
59.78%
Q2 2022
57.17%
Q1 2022
56.26%
Q4 2021
63.23%
Q3 2021
59.44%
Q2 2021
58.86%
Q1 2021
56.72%
Q4 2020
68.26%
Q3 2020
65.59%
Q2 2020
66.23%
Q1 2020
71.46%
Q4 2019
65.5%
Q3 2019
64.95%
Q2 2019
65.58%
Q1 2019
66.58%
Q4 2018
65.9%
Q3 2018
64.9%
Q2 2018
65.45%
Q1 2018
65.58%
Q4 2017
65.14%
Q3 2017
62.41%
Q2 2017
58.39%
Q1 2017
67.98%
Q4 2016
73.46%
Q3 2016
67.81%
Q2 2016
67.4%
Q1 2016
68.01%
Q4 2015
64.55%
Q3 2015
62.08%
Q2 2015
59.86%
Q1 2015
57.33%
Q4 2014
63.2%
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Data refers to domestic banking groups and stand alone banks, foreign (EU and non-EU) controlled subsidiaries and foreign (EU and non-EU) controlled branches.
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ECB. (October 31, 2024). Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Italy from 4th quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400123/italy-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB. "Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Italy from 4th quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2024." Chart. October 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400123/italy-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB. (2024). Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Italy from 4th quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400123/italy-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB. "Cost-to-income Ratio of The Banking Industry in Italy from 4th Quarter 2014 to 2nd Quarter 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400123/italy-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB, Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Italy from 4th quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400123/italy-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Italy from 4th quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph], ECB, October 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400123/italy-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
