South Korea vs Mauritania: Bank return on assets

South Korea
0.7%
in 2021
Mauritania
0.6%
in 2020
South Korea rank
143rd
Mauritania rank
146th

Bank return on assets over time

  • South Korea
  • Mauritania
0123200020102021

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 143rd and Mauritania ranks 146th of 168 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Mauritania Difference Ahead
2010s 0.7% 0.8% 0.0% Mauritania
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.0% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank return on assets, South Korea or Mauritania?
South Korea, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Mauritania as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank return on assets between South Korea and Mauritania?
0.1%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Mauritania?
10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
How do South Korea and Mauritania rank globally for bank return on assets?
South Korea ranks 143rd and Mauritania ranks 146th 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.