Bank return on assets in Mexico
Mexico: Bank return on assets was 1.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Mexico, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.6% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.6% on the previous year and up 147.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Mexico peaked at 1.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
That places Mexico 34th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More financial sector data for Mexico
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 123,543 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 135.18 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 160.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 174.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 187.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 187.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,418 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Mexico?
- Bank return on assets in Mexico was 1.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for bank return on assets?
- Mexico ranks 34th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.