Bahamas vs Jamaica: Bank return on assets
Bahamas
1.7%
in 2021
Jamaica
1.8%
in 2021
Bahamas rank
50th
Jamaica rank
47th
Bank return on assets over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Jamaica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 50th and Jamaica ranks 47th of 168 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 3.6% | 1.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bank return on assets, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Bahamas as of 2021.
- What is the difference in bank return on assets between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for bank return on assets?
- Bahamas ranks 50th and Jamaica ranks 47th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as Bank return on assets (%, before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.