France vs Japan: Bank return on assets

France
0.3%
in 2021
Japan
0.2%
in 2021
France rank
158th
Japan rank
161st

Bank return on assets over time

  • France
  • Japan
-1-0.500.5200020102021

How they compare

France currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.

France ranks 158th and Japan ranks 161st of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% France
2010s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Japan
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank return on assets, France or Japan?
France, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank return on assets between France and Japan?
0.1%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do France and Japan rank globally for bank return on assets?
France ranks 158th and Japan ranks 161st 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

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

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.