Bank return on assets in Sweden
Sweden: Bank return on assets was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Sweden stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Sweden peaked at 1.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 118th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in Sweden, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +44.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -57.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +139.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -56.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -39.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +57.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +81.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0495 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 3,126 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 3,896 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 5,113 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Sweden?
- Bank return on assets in Sweden was 0.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for bank return on assets?
- Sweden ranks 118th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.