Bank return on assets in Korea
Korea: Bank return on assets was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Korea, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Korea is 0.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Korea peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places Korea 145th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in Korea, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +202.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -32.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -34.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +31.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +49.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 142 Luxembourg 0.5% compare
- 143 Taiwan, China 0.5% compare
- 144 Spain 0.5% compare
- 146 Mauritania 0.5% compare
- 147 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% compare
- 148 Montenegro 0.5% compare
More financial sector data for Korea
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1572 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 5,693 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 5,961 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.594 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 6,168 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Korea?
- Bank return on assets in Korea was 0.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for bank return on assets?
- Korea ranks 145th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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.