Bank return on assets in Ecuador
Ecuador: Bank return on assets was 0.7% in 2021. β Volatile
Bank return on assets in Ecuador, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Ecuador stood at 0.7%.
The figure is up 46.8% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Ecuador peaked at 2.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -18.0%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 124th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.4% | -18.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Ecuador
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 4,540 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6372 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 29.57 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 2.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 391.17 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Ecuador?
- Bank return on assets in Ecuador was 0.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.0% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for bank return on assets?
- Ecuador ranks 124th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.