Bank return on assets in Bahrain
Bahrain: Bank return on assets was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Bahrain, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Bahrain stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 192.0% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Bahrain peaked at 3.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Bahrain ranks 100th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0567 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,736 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,105 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,404 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 9.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,402 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.84 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Bahrain?
- Bank return on assets in Bahrain was 0.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for bank return on assets?
- Bahrain ranks 100th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on assets (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.