Which has higher bank return on assets, Bulgaria or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Bulgaria as of 2021.

What is the difference in bank return on assets between Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?

0.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Bulgaria vs United Arab Emirates: Bank return on assets

Bulgaria

1.2%

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

1.2%

in 2021

Bulgaria rank

88th

United Arab Emirates rank

86th

Bank return on assets over time

Bulgaria
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 88th and United Arab Emirates ranks 86th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.7%	2.3%	0.4%	Bulgaria
2010s	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	1.1%	1.0%	0.1%	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank return on assets, Bulgaria or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank return on assets between Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for bank return on assets?: Bulgaria ranks 88th and United Arab Emirates ranks 86th 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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Indicator: Bank return on assets (%, before tax)
Unit: %, before tax
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 3,225 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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.