Bank return on assets in Belgium
Belgium: Bank return on assets was 0.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.6% for bank return on assets in 2021.
The figure is up 41.4% on the previous year and up 403.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Belgium peaked at 1.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2008.
That places Belgium 139th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank return on assets in Belgium, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +178.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -33.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -47.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +82.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -71.1% |
| 2008 | -1.8% | -925.4% |
| 2009 | -0.5% | -72.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -182.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -72.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +201.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +37.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -44.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +41.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | -1.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 136 Benin 0.6% compare
- 137 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
- 138 Andorra 0.6% compare
- 140 Netherlands 0.6% compare
- 141 Uzbekistan 0.5% compare
- 142 Luxembourg 0.5% compare
More financial sector data for Belgium
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 64,305 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 255.88 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 23.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 17.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 41.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 40.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,423 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Belgium?
- Bank return on assets in Belgium was 0.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for bank return on assets?
- Belgium ranks 139th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 403.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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.