Bank return on assets in Benin
Benin: Bank return on assets was 0.6% in 2019. β Volatile
Bank return on assets in Benin, 2000β2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.6% for bank return on assets in 2019.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Benin peaked at 2.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2017.
Benin ranks 136th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | -0.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.4% | 1.5% | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Benin
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 226,044 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 136.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 19.7% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 3.35 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 2.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 19.8% (2025)
- Broad money 29.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 2.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 19.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Benin?
- Bank return on assets in Benin was 0.6% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for bank return on assets?
- Benin ranks 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.