Bank return on assets in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Bank return on assets was 1.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Bulgaria, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.1% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.1% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Bulgaria peaked at 3.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 75th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank return on assets in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -51.8% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +34.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -53.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +117.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +38.6% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -44.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +31.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,126 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5186 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 48.30 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 4.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 28.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 30.02 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 34.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 34.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,351 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Bulgaria?
- Bank return on assets in Bulgaria was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for bank return on assets?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.