Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Canada
Canada: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Canada, 2000–2021
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 168 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.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Canada, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -304.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +42.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +60.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -34.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +133.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -38.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +34.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +304.6% | -0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
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 168 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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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.