Bank return on assets in Canada
Canada: Bank return on assets was 0.9% in 2021. β² Rising
Bank return on assets in Canada, 2000β2021
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
| 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
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 85,674 current LCU per person (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.77 % change on previous year (2008)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 71.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 124.1% (2008)
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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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.