The cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Bulgaria fluctuated significantly between 2014 and 2023. After peaking in the first quarter of 2020 at 53.8 percent, it declined to its lowest point in the third quarter of 2023 at 36.1 percent. As of the fourth quarter of 2024, it stood at 37.16 percent, a slight increase compared to the previous quarter.
Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Bulgaria from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023
Characteristic
Cost-to-income ratio
Q4 2023
37.16%
Q3 2023
36.1%
Q2 2023
37.02%
Q1 2023
38.39%
Q4 2022
44.12%
Q3 2022
45.07%
Q2 2022
46.47%
Q1 2022
46.07%
Q4 2021
44.99%
Q3 2021
44.96%
Q2 2021
45.43%
Q1 2021
45.45%
Q4 2020
47.2%
Q3 2020
46.77%
Q2 2020
47.07%
Q1 2020
53.8%
Q4 2019
46.77%
Q3 2019
46.83%
Q2 2019
46.74%
Q1 2019
49.63%
Q4 2018
45.3%
Q3 2018
46.04%
Q2 2018
48.11%
Q1 2018
50.93%
Q4 2017
45.07%
Q3 2017
45.26%
Q2 2017
46.32%
Q1 2017
46.95%
Q4 2016
42.55%
Q3 2016
41.88%
Q2 2016
42.1%
Q1 2016
44.08%
Q4 2015
47.5%
Q3 2015
48.08%
Q2 2015
48.66%
Q1 2015
47.26%
Q4 2014
48.82%
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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 Bulgaria from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428602/bulgaria-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB. "Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Bulgaria from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023." Chart. June 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428602/bulgaria-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB. (2024). Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Bulgaria from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428602/bulgaria-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB. "Cost-to-income Ratio of The Banking Industry in Bulgaria from 4th Quarter 2014 to 4th Quarter 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428602/bulgaria-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB, Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Bulgaria from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428602/bulgaria-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Cost-to-income ratio of the banking industry in Bulgaria from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2023 [Graph], ECB, June 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428602/bulgaria-cost-to-income-ratio-banking-industry-quarterly/