Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Libya
Libya: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Libya, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.6% for bank return on assets in 2020.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Libya peaked at 1.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
That places Libya 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Libya, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -34.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -61.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +148.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +51.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -36.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -57.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +160.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -82.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +151.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +59.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +99.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -35.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 62% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More financial sector data for Libya
- 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 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 74.95 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 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 54.73 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 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 74.95 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 Libya?
- Bank return on assets in Libya was 0.6% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for bank return on assets?
- Libya ranks 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.