Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Philippines
Philippines: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 1.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Philippines, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.2% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Philippines peaked at 1.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Philippines 65th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +10122.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -27.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -52.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +91.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +20.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +10122.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More financial sector data for Philippines
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 6.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.55 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 6.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Philippines?
- Bank return on assets in Philippines was 1.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for bank return on assets?
- Philippines ranks 65th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.