The cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Belgium fluctuated significantly between 2014 and 2023. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the cost-to-income ratio was 55.05 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 Belgium from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023
Characteristic
Cost-to-income ratio
Q4 2023
55.05%
Q3 2023
54.66%
Q2 2023
56.45%
Q1 2023
63.71%
Q4 2022
56.42%
Q3 2022
57.08%
Q2 2022
57.8%
Q1 2022
62.12%
Q4 2021
56.26%
Q3 2021
54.59%
Q2 2021
56.1%
Q1 2021
58.18%
Q4 2020
56.72%
Q3 2020
56.39%
Q2 2020
58.1%
Q1 2020
83.49%
Q4 2019
59.47%
Q3 2019
60.66%
Q2 2019
63.03%
Q1 2019
74.15%
Q4 2018
61.18%
Q3 2018
62.42%
Q2 2018
65.64%
Q1 2018
75.18%
Q4 2017
58.22%
Q3 2017
58.75%
Q2 2017
60.63%
Q1 2017
70.29%
Q4 2016
58.4%
Q3 2016
59.45%
Q2 2016
62.62%
Q1 2016
74.22%
Q4 2015
58.58%
Q3 2015
58.87%
Q2 2015
59.33%
Q1 2015
67.04%
Q4 2014
61.16%
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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. (June 13, 2024). Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Belgium from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428062/belgium-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB. "Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Belgium from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023." Chart. June 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428062/belgium-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB. (2024). Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Belgium from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428062/belgium-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB. "Cost-to-income Ratio of The Banking Industry in Belgium from 4th Quarter 2014 to 4th Quarter 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428062/belgium-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB, Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Belgium from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428062/belgium-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Belgium from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023 [Graph], ECB, June 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428062/belgium-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
