Bank return on assets in Brazil
Brazil: Bank return on assets was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.3% for bank return on assets in 2021.
That represents a change of up 34.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Brazil peaked at 2.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.
That places Brazil 53rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in Brazil, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +103.6% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -65.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +77.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -59.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +95.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Brazil
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4431 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0993 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,064 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.162 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,147 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,230 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Brazil?
- Bank return on assets in Brazil was 1.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for bank return on assets?
- Brazil ranks 53rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.