Bank return on assets in Malawi
Malawi: Bank return on assets was 3.0% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on assets in Malawi, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Malawi stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Malawi peaked at 6.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 9th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Malawi
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 362,247 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 693.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 40.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 449,295 SDR (2014)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.69 million SDR (2014)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 405.92 million SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 412.77 million SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 21.13 SDR per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Malawi?
- Bank return on assets in Malawi was 3.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for bank return on assets?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.