Bank return on assets in Guyana
Guyana: Bank return on assets was 1.8% in 2021. β² Rising
Bank return on assets in Guyana, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 1.8% for bank return on assets in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Guyana peaked at 2.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2001.
Guyana ranks 27th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More financial sector data for Guyana
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.78 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 55.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 26.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 988.63 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 990.29 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 990.29 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 990.29 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,185 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Guyana?
- Bank return on assets in Guyana was 1.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- How does Guyana rank for bank return on assets?
- Guyana ranks 27th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.