Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 1.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Guatemala, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Guatemala is 1.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Guatemala peaked at 1.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2001.
Guatemala ranks 35th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -76.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +65.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +189.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +17.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +189.5% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More financial sector data for Guatemala
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Guatemala?
- Bank return on assets in Guatemala was 1.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- How does Guatemala rank for bank return on assets?
- Guatemala ranks 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.