Bank return on assets in Qatar
Qatar: Bank return on assets was 1.2% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on assets in Qatar, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Qatar is 1.2%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Qatar peaked at 3.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
That places Qatar 62nd out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Qatar
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 517,098 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 129.63 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 11.81 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 27.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 28.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 40.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 40.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 13,694 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Qatar?
- Bank return on assets in Qatar was 1.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Qatar rank for bank return on assets?
- Qatar ranks 62nd out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.