Bank return on assets in Niger
Niger: Bank return on assets was 1.3% in 2019. β² Rising
Bank return on assets in Niger, 2001β2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.3% for bank return on assets in 2019.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Niger peaked at 2.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.
Niger ranks 57th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More financial sector data for Niger
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 9.5% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.04 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 736.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 9.6% (2025)
- Broad money 17.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 9.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -7,704 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -90.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Niger?
- Bank return on assets in Niger was 1.3% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
- How does Niger rank for bank return on assets?
- Niger ranks 57th out of 167 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.