Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 2.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Madagascar, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2020, bank return on assets in Madagascar stood at 2.5%.
The figure is down 23.3% on the previous year and up 117.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Madagascar peaked at 4.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2002.
That places Madagascar 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -59.3% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +162.1% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -29.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +98.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +31.5% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -23.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 2.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 2.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More financial sector data for Madagascar
- 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.28 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9354 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.28 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 Madagascar?
- Bank return on assets in Madagascar was 2.5% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for bank return on assets?
- Madagascar ranks 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.