Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 1.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Jamaica, 2003–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Jamaica is 1.5%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Jamaica peaked at 4.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
Jamaica ranks 46th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.7% | — |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +70.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -73.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -51.6% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +226.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +226.8% | 0.6% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.2 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.64 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.2 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 Jamaica?
- Bank return on assets in Jamaica was 1.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for bank return on assets?
- Jamaica ranks 46th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.