Bank return on assets in Uganda
Uganda: Bank return on assets was 2.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Uganda, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Uganda is 2.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Uganda peaked at 5.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2015.
That places Uganda 20th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 17 Madagascar 2.5% compare
- 18 Liberia 2.4% compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.4% compare
- 21 Moldova 2.1% compare
- 22 Namibia 2.0% compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 2.0% compare
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 977,433 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 810.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.53 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 53.4 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Uganda?
- Bank return on assets in Uganda was 2.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for bank return on assets?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.