Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Kenya
Kenya: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 2.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Kenya is 2.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 113.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Kenya peaked at 4.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 13th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +165.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -78.9% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +351.3% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +38.5% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -53.5% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +113.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 2.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +351.3% | 0.5% | 2.0% |
| 2001 | +165.8% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
| 2021 | +113.4% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More financial sector data for Kenya
- 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.2328 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 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 Kenya?
- Bank return on assets in Kenya was 2.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for bank return on assets?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.