Bank return on assets (%, before tax) by country
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.
Countries reporting
167
Highest
8.8%
Syria
Lowest
-1.8%
Greece
Median
1.2%
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
3,209
What the numbers show
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 8.8% in Syria; the lowest is -1.8% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 1.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 6,827.2%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 126.1%).
Bank return on assets: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 8.8% | 2021 | up 1,330.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 6.7% | 2019 | up 563.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 5.2% | 2021 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Ghana | 4.9% | 2021 | up 46.9% | flat |
| 5 | Malawi | 4.6% | 2021 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 6 | Burundi | 4.4% | 2021 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 4.4% | 2021 | up 322.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Guinea | 4.3% | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 9 | Zambia | 4.3% | 2021 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 4.2% | 2021 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 4.2% | 2021 | up 1,607.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Eswatini | 4.2% | 2019 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 13 | Mozambique | 4.0% | 2021 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Rwanda | 3.9% | 2021 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 15 | Kenya | 3.8% | 2021 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 3.6% | 2021 | up 6,827.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Tanzania | 3.5% | 2021 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 18 | Madagascar | 3.2% | 2020 | up 108.1% | flat |
| 19 | Liberia | 3.2% | 2021 | up 294.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Uganda | 2.9% | 2021 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 21 | Guyana | 2.9% | 2021 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 22 | Namibia | 2.8% | 2021 | down 34.4% | flat |
| 23 | Gambia | 2.6% | 2020 | up 44.5% | falling |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 2.4% | 2021 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 2.4% | 2021 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Moldova | 2.3% | 2021 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Azerbaijan | 2.3% | 2021 | up 604.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Iceland | 2.3% | 2021 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Cambodia | 2.3% | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 2.3% | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 31 | Mexico | 2.1% | 2021 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 32 | Botswana | 2.1% | 2021 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 33 | Argentina | 2.1% | 2021 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Gabon | 2.0% | 2019 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 35 | Uruguay | 2.0% | 2021 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Cameroon | 2.0% | 2020 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 37 | Togo | 2.0% | 2019 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 2.0% | 2018 | up 1,322.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Nepal | 1.9% | 2021 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 1.9% | 2021 | up 47.2% | falling |
| 41 | Mongolia | 1.9% | 2021 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 42 | Guatemala | 1.9% | 2021 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 43 | Indonesia | 1.8% | 2021 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 44 | Vietnam | 1.8% | 2021 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Haiti | 1.8% | 2021 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 46 | Paraguay | 1.8% | 2021 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 47 | Jamaica | 1.8% | 2021 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 48 | Peru | 1.8% | 2021 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.8% | 2021 | up 357.9% | rising |
| 50 | Bahamas | 1.7% | 2021 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 2021 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7% | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 53 | Cuba | 1.7% | 2020 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6% | 2021 | up 115.9% | falling |
| 55 | Romania | 1.6% | 2021 | up 486.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 1.6% | 2020 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Tunisia | 1.6% | 2021 | up 169.3% | rising |
| 58 | Honduras | 1.6% | 2021 | down 39.7% | rising |
| 59 | Niger | 1.6% | 2019 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 60 | United States | 1.6% | 2021 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 61 | Pakistan | 1.6% | 2021 | up 4,950.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Ukraine | 1.5% | 2021 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 1.5% | 2021 | down 63.1% | rising |
| 64 | Cape Verde | 1.5% | 2021 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 65 | Belarus | 1.4% | 2021 | up 538.9% | falling |
| 66 | Philippines | 1.4% | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 67 | Israel | 1.4% | 2021 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 68 | Nigeria | 1.4% | 2021 | up 168.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Chile | 1.4% | 2021 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 70 | New Zealand | 1.4% | 2021 | up 31.1% | flat |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 1.4% | 2021 | up 323.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 1.4% | 2021 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 73 | Yemen | 1.4% | 2019 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 1.4% | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 1.4% | 2021 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 76 | Algeria | 1.4% | 2020 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Albania | 1.3% | 2021 | up 32.0% | falling |
| 78 | Venezuela | 1.3% | 2021 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 79 | Qatar | 1.3% | 2021 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 80 | Panama | 1.3% | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 81 | South Africa | 1.3% | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 82 | Curacao | 1.3% | 2021 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 83 | Slovenia | 1.2% | 2021 | up 194.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Norway | 1.2% | 2021 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 85 | Belize | 1.2% | 2020 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2% | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 87 | Malaysia | 1.2% | 2021 | down 65.9% | rising |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 1.2% | 2021 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Bhutan | 1.2% | 2021 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Hungary | 1.2% | 2021 | up 328.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Barbados | 1.2% | 2021 | up 45.4% | flat |
| 92 | Mali | 1.2% | 2020 | down 25.7% | flat |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2% | 2021 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Oman | 1.2% | 2021 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 95 | El Salvador | 1.2% | 2021 | down 59.5% | flat |
| 96 | India | 1.2% | 2021 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Jordan | 1.2% | 2021 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 98 | Canada | 1.1% | 2021 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 99 | Djibouti | 1.1% | 2019 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 100 | Ecuador | 1.1% | 2021 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Kuwait | 1.1% | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 102 | Mauritius | 1.1% | 2021 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 103 | Turkey | 1.1% | 2021 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Cayman Islands | 1.1% | 2016 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Estonia | 1.1% | 2021 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Senegal | 1.1% | 2020 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 107 | Czechia | 1.1% | 2021 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 108 | Serbia | 1.1% | 2021 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 109 | China | 1.0% | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 110 | Morocco | 1.0% | 2021 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 111 | Singapore | 1.0% | 2021 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 112 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2021 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2021 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 1.0% | 2021 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Chad | 1.0% | 2016 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 1.0% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 117 | Fiji | 1.0% | 2021 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 1.0% | 2021 | down 72.3% | falling |
| 119 | Bahrain | 1.0% | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 120 | Lesotho | 0.9% | 2021 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 121 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2021 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 122 | Bolivia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 124 | Slovakia | 0.9% | 2021 | up 250.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Australia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Bermuda | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 128 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2021 | up 777.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8% | 2007 | up 274.9% | rising |
| 130 | Austria | 0.8% | 2021 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Sudan | 0.8% | 2012 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Libya | 0.8% | 2020 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Uzbekistan | 0.8% | 2021 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Finland | 0.8% | 2021 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Hong Kong | 0.8% | 2021 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 136 | Italy | 0.8% | 2021 | up 169.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Macao | 0.8% | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 138 | United Kingdom | 0.8% | 2021 | up 1,224.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 210.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Poland | 0.7% | 2021 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Andorra | 0.7% | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 142 | Benin | 0.7% | 2019 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 143 | South Korea | 0.7% | 2021 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 144 | Netherlands | 0.6% | 2021 | up 124.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 2021 | up 6,749.0% | falling |
| 146 | Mauritania | 0.6% | 2020 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Belgium | 0.6% | 2021 | up 504.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2021 | up 222.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2021 | up 430.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Seychelles | 0.5% | 2020 | down 87.9% | falling |
| 152 | Malta | 0.5% | 2021 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 153 | Suriname | 0.5% | 2019 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Spain | 0.4% | 2021 | up 912.2% | volatile |
| 155 | San Marino | 0.4% | 2017 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Laos | 0.3% | 2021 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 157 | France | 0.3% | 2021 | up 167.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Russia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Myanmar | 0.2% | 2021 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Japan | 0.2% | 2021 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2021 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Germany | 0.1% | 2021 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2021 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2021 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Iraq | -0.0% | 2021 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.3% | 2020 | down 126.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Greece | -1.8% | 2021 | up 83.3% | volatile |
About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.