Bank return on assets (%, after tax) by country
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[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.
Countries reporting
166
Highest
8.7%
Syria
Lowest
-1.9%
Greece
Median
1.0%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
3,206
What the numbers show
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 8.7% in Syria; the lowest is -1.9% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 1.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 28,523.6%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 189.0%).
Bank return on assets: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 8.7% | 2021 | up 1,548.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 5.1% | 2019 | up 1,148.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Burundi | 4.3% | 2021 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3.8% | 2021 | up 278.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Angola | 3.8% | 2021 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 3.5% | 2021 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Georgia | 3.2% | 2021 | up 28,523.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Ghana | 3.2% | 2021 | up 39.3% | flat |
| 9 | Malawi | 3.0% | 2021 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 10 | Guinea | 3.0% | 2020 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 2.9% | 2021 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Eswatini | 2.9% | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 2.9% | 2021 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 2.7% | 2021 | up 645.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Rwanda | 2.7% | 2021 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 16 | Zambia | 2.7% | 2021 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Madagascar | 2.5% | 2020 | up 117.5% | rising |
| 18 | Liberia | 2.4% | 2021 | up 281.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Tanzania | 2.4% | 2021 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 20 | Uganda | 2.2% | 2021 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 21 | Moldova | 2.1% | 2021 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Namibia | 2.0% | 2021 | down 37.9% | flat |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 2.0% | 2021 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 1.9% | 2018 | up 551.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Iceland | 1.9% | 2021 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Cambodia | 1.8% | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 27 | Guyana | 1.8% | 2021 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 1.8% | 2021 | up 423.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Gambia | 1.8% | 2020 | up 210.5% | falling |
| 30 | Togo | 1.7% | 2019 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Bahamas | 1.7% | 2021 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 1.6% | 2021 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 33 | Botswana | 1.6% | 2021 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 34 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2021 | up 147.9% | rising |
| 35 | Guatemala | 1.6% | 2021 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 1.6% | 2021 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.5% | 2021 | up 1,463.7% | rising |
| 38 | Haiti | 1.5% | 2021 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 39 | Uruguay | 1.5% | 2021 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% | 2021 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 41 | Gabon | 1.5% | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 1.5% | 2020 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 1.5% | 2021 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 44 | Indonesia | 1.5% | 2021 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 45 | Vietnam | 1.5% | 2021 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Jamaica | 1.5% | 2021 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 1.4% | 2021 | up 328.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Cuba | 1.4% | 2020 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 49 | Mongolia | 1.4% | 2021 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 50 | Romania | 1.4% | 2021 | up 458.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Cameroon | 1.4% | 2020 | up 93.0% | falling |
| 52 | Nepal | 1.3% | 2021 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Brazil | 1.3% | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 54 | Nigeria | 1.3% | 2021 | up 215.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Egypt | 1.3% | 2021 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 1.3% | 2021 | down 49.9% | rising |
| 57 | Niger | 1.3% | 2019 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 1.3% | 2021 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 59 | Ukraine | 1.3% | 2021 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Argentina | 1.3% | 2021 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 61 | United States | 1.3% | 2021 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 62 | Qatar | 1.2% | 2021 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 63 | Belarus | 1.2% | 2021 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovenia | 1.2% | 2021 | up 210.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | 1.2% | 2021 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 66 | Croatia | 1.2% | 2021 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 67 | Venezuela | 1.2% | 2021 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.1% | 2021 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Tunisia | 1.1% | 2021 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Albania | 1.1% | 2021 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 71 | Panama | 1.1% | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 72 | Honduras | 1.1% | 2021 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 73 | Cayman Islands | 1.1% | 2016 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 1.1% | 2021 | down 61.8% | rising |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 1.1% | 2021 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.1% | 2021 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 1.1% | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 78 | Barbados | 1.1% | 2021 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 79 | Yemen | 1.1% | 2019 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 80 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2021 | up 266.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Chile | 1.0% | 2021 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 82 | Algeria | 1.0% | 2020 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0% | 2021 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 84 | Curacao | 1.0% | 2021 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 85 | Kuwait | 1.0% | 2021 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 86 | Mali | 1.0% | 2020 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 87 | Malaysia | 1.0% | 2021 | down 65.6% | rising |
| 88 | New Zealand | 1.0% | 2021 | up 31.3% | flat |
| 89 | Oman | 1.0% | 2021 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2021 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Norway | 1.0% | 2021 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 92 | Serbia | 1.0% | 2021 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2021 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 94 | El Salvador | 1.0% | 2021 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 96 | Israel | 0.9% | 2021 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 97 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2021 | up 943.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Senegal | 0.9% | 2020 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 0.9% | 2021 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Bahrain | 0.9% | 2021 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 101 | Singapore | 0.9% | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 102 | Canada | 0.9% | 2021 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 103 | Bhutan | 0.9% | 2021 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Czechia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 105 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2019 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Bermuda | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 107 | China | 0.9% | 2021 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 108 | India | 0.8% | 2021 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Turkey | 0.8% | 2021 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8% | 2007 | up 331.9% | rising |
| 111 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2021 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Austria | 0.8% | 2021 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2021 | down 25.2% | flat |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 115 | Italy | 0.8% | 2021 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Fiji | 0.8% | 2021 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 117 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2021 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2021 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 119 | Morocco | 0.8% | 2021 | down 36.2% | flat |
| 120 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2021 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 121 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2021 | up 955.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Lesotho | 0.7% | 2021 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 123 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 3,362.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Macao | 0.7% | 2021 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 126 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 174.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 0.7% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 129 | Hong Kong | 0.7% | 2021 | down 41.8% | flat |
| 130 | Sudan | 0.7% | 2012 | down 49.9% | rising |
| 131 | Finland | 0.7% | 2021 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 132 | United Kingdom | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1,134.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Australia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Chad | 0.6% | 2016 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Libya | 0.6% | 2020 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 136 | Benin | 0.6% | 2019 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2021 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 138 | Andorra | 0.6% | 2020 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 139 | Belgium | 0.6% | 2021 | up 403.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Netherlands | 0.6% | 2021 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Uzbekistan | 0.5% | 2021 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2021 | up 8,423.6% | falling |
| 143 | Spain | 0.5% | 2021 | up 667.4% | volatile |
| 144 | South Korea | 0.5% | 2021 | down 44.1% | rising |
| 145 | Mauritania | 0.5% | 2020 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Bolivia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2021 | up 282.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2021 | up 246.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Seychelles | 0.4% | 2020 | down 86.1% | falling |
| 151 | Poland | 0.4% | 2021 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Malta | 0.3% | 2021 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Suriname | 0.3% | 2019 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Belize | 0.3% | 2020 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 155 | San Marino | 0.3% | 2017 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 156 | France | 0.3% | 2021 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Laos | 0.2% | 2021 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 158 | Russia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Myanmar | 0.2% | 2021 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Japan | 0.2% | 2021 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2021 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Germany | 0.0% | 2021 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2021 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Iraq | -0.0% | 2021 | down 100.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Lebanon | -0.2% | 2021 | down 119.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.4% | 2020 | down 189.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Greece | -1.9% | 2021 | up 80.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 1.0%
About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[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.