Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 2.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Tanzania, 2005–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Tanzania is 2.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 73.0% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Tanzania peaked at 3.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.
That places Tanzania 19th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.9% | — |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -37.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +70.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +73.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 2.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 2.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More financial sector data for Tanzania
- 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.16 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.8467 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.16 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 Tanzania?
- Bank return on assets in Tanzania was 2.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
- How does Tanzania rank for bank return on assets?
- Tanzania ranks 19th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.