Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Lesotho, 2001–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.7% for bank return on assets in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.1% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Lesotho peaked at 3.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +27.7% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -43.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -56.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 56% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 46% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.548 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Lesotho?
- Bank return on assets in Lesotho was 0.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for bank return on assets?
- Lesotho ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.