Bank return on assets in Jordan
Jordan: Bank return on assets was 0.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank return on assets in Jordan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.8% for bank return on assets in 2021.
That represents a change of up 136.0% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Jordan peaked at 1.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 113th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank return on assets in Jordan, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +28.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +34.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +38.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +36.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -72.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +136.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Jordan
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1934 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,034 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,035 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,683 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 14.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,678 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 19.33 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Jordan?
- Bank return on assets in Jordan was 0.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for bank return on assets?
- Jordan ranks 113th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan 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.