Bank return on assets in Canada

Canada: Bank return on assets was 0.9% in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 34.7%
World rank
102nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2011
All-time low
-0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Bank return on assets in Canada, 2000–2021

00.511.52000201020212000: -0.162 %, after tax2001: 0.332 %, after tax2002: 0.474 %, after tax2003: 0.758 %, after tax2004: 0.882 %, after tax2005: 0.696 %, after tax2006: 0.806 %, after tax2007: 0.699 %, after tax2008: 0.457 %, after tax2009: 0.575 %, after tax2010: 1.3 %, after tax2011: 1.4 %, after tax2012: 0.881 %, after tax2013: 0.837 %, after tax2014: 0.824 %, after tax2015: 0.776 %, after tax2016: 0.79 %, after tax2017: 0.892 %, after tax2018: 0.869 %, after tax2019: 0.838 %, after tax2020: 0.657 %, after tax2021: 0.885 %, after tax

Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.9% for bank return on assets in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.7% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Canada peaked at 1.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2000.

Canada ranks 102nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% -0.2% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.4% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 99 North Macedonia 0.9% compare
  2. 100 Bahrain 0.9% compare
  3. 101 Singapore 0.9% compare
  4. 103 Bhutan 0.9% compare
  5. 104 Czechia 0.9% compare
  6. 105 Djibouti 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 167 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank return on assets in Canada?
Bank return on assets in Canada was 0.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2000.
How does Canada rank for bank return on assets?
Canada ranks 102nd out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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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Indicator
Bank return on assets (%, after tax)
Unit
%, after tax
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 3,206 data points, 2000–2021
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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.