Bank return on assets in Thailand
Thailand: Bank return on assets was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.8% for bank return on assets in 2021.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Thailand peaked at 1.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2000.
That places Thailand 120th 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 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in Thailand, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -2364.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -82.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +222.3% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +68.4% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -42.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -77.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +424.1% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -50.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | -0.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More financial sector data for Thailand
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 389,633 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 48.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 263.90 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 24.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 177.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 182.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 206.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 205.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,874 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Thailand?
- Bank return on assets in Thailand was 0.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for bank return on assets?
- Thailand ranks 120th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.