Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Niger
Niger: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 1.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Niger, 2001–2019
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 168 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.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Niger, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.1% | — |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +45.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -42.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -65.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +84.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +57.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +61.9% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -86.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +311.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +10.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.8%, 73% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 81% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +311.5% | 0.4% | 1.6% |
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
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9039 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.24 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 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 168 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.