{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sa-bank-overhead-costs-ratio","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-bank-overhead-costs-ratio","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-bank-overhead-costs-ratio/","title":"Saudi Arabia Bank Noninterest Income to Total Income (2021)","description":"Saudi Arabia's Bank Noninterest Income to Total Income: 25.2 % of total income in 2021, -0.7pp YoY. World Bank (GFDD.EI.03), 2000–2021.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","Saudi Arabia","2021"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Saudi Arabia","temporal_coverage":"2000/2021","unit":"% of total income","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2021","variable_measured":"Saudi Arabia Bank Noninterest Income to Total Income","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GFDD.EI.03?locations=SA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2021"},{"label":"Observations","value":"22"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Saudi Arabia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Saudi Arabia (2021)","value":"25.2","unit":"% of total income","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"22","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Saudi Arabia Bank Noninterest Income to Total Income"}],"observation_count":22,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":18.62608},{"period":"2001","value":18.08121},{"period":"2002","value":19.47266},{"period":"2003","value":26.79804},{"period":"2004","value":27.88578},{"period":"2005","value":37.29436},{"period":"2006","value":41.47567},{"period":"2007","value":33.06439},{"period":"2008","value":29.67337},{"period":"2009","value":28.4181},{"period":"2010","value":31.04086},{"period":"2011","value":31.45333},{"period":"2012","value":33.7999},{"period":"2013","value":32.95182},{"period":"2014","value":33.22945},{"period":"2015","value":34.25107},{"period":"2016","value":30.70216},{"period":"2017","value":27.25577},{"period":"2018","value":23.39544},{"period":"2019","value":23.04258},{"period":"2020","value":25.89437},{"period":"2021","value":25.17935}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total income"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2021","value":"25.18","yoyChange":"-0.72pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"25.89","yoyChange":"+2.85pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"23.04","yoyChange":"-0.35pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"23.40","yoyChange":"-3.86pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"27.26","yoyChange":"-3.45pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"30.70","yoyChange":"-3.55pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"34.25","yoyChange":"+1.02pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"33.23","yoyChange":"+0.28pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"32.95","yoyChange":"-0.85pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"33.80","yoyChange":"+2.35pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"31.45","yoyChange":"+0.41pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"31.04","yoyChange":"+2.62pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"28.42","yoyChange":"-1.26pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"29.67","yoyChange":"-3.39pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"33.06","yoyChange":"-8.41pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"41.48","yoyChange":"+4.18pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"37.29","yoyChange":"+9.41pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"27.89","yoyChange":"+1.09pp"},{"year":"2003","value":"26.80","yoyChange":"+7.33pp"},{"year":"2002","value":"19.47","yoyChange":"+1.39pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks bank noninterest income as a share of total income in Saudi Arabia from 2000 to present. Noninterest income covers fees, commissions, and trading revenue, so the ratio shows how much of a banking system's earnings come from activities other than lending. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2021 (22 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 41.5 % of total income in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 18.1 in 2001. The latest reading of 25.2 in 2021 represents a change of -0.7pp."}]}