Bank return on assets in Israel
Israel: Bank return on assets was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Israel, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Israel is 0.9%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 104.7% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Israel peaked at 1.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
Israel ranks 96th 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 in Israel, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -52.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -75.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +537.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +60.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +45.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -92.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +652.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +104.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 93 Mauritius 1.0% compare
- 94 El Salvador 1.0% compare
- 95 South Africa 1.0% compare
- 97 Pakistan 0.9% compare
- 98 Senegal 0.9% compare
- 99 North Macedonia 0.9% compare
More financial sector data for Israel
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 219,130 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 164.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 16,554 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Israel?
- Bank return on assets in Israel was 0.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Israel rank for bank return on assets?
- Israel ranks 96th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.