Bank return on assets in Liberia
Liberia: Bank return on assets was 2.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Liberia, 2015–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 2.4% for bank return on assets in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 219.8% on the previous year and up 281.3% over ten years.
Liberia ranks 18th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Bank return on assets in Liberia, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1.3% | — |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -148.6% |
| 2017 | -0.0% | -102.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -9116.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | -2.0% | -254.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -219.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | -1.3% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -2.0% | 2.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 15 Rwanda 2.7% compare
- 16 Zambia 2.7% compare
- 17 Madagascar 2.5% compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.4% compare
- 20 Uganda 2.2% compare
- 21 Republic of Moldova 2.1% compare
More financial sector data for Liberia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 237.53 current LCU per person (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.319 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 34.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 13.28 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 247.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 247.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 247.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 43.17 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Liberia?
- Bank return on assets in Liberia was 2.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 2020.
- How does Liberia rank for bank return on assets?
- Liberia ranks 18th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 281.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.