Bank return on assets in Serbia
Serbia: Bank return on assets was 1.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Serbia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Serbia stood at 1.0%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Serbia peaked at 3.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 92nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank return on assets in Serbia, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | -0.3% | -108.3% |
| 2002 | -4.8% | +1623.7% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -131.2% |
| 2004 | -1.9% | -230.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -130.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +209.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -53.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -30.9% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | -171.1% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -52.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -235.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +174.9% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +169.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | -4.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -0.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More financial sector data for Serbia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 648,933 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 42.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 59.09 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 5.38 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 19.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 19.55 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 24.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 24.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,796 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Serbia?
- Bank return on assets in Serbia was 1.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for bank return on assets?
- Serbia ranks 92nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia 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.