Bank return on assets in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Bank return on assets was 1.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Afghanistan, 2007–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.4% for bank return on assets in 2021.
That represents a change of up 241.3% on the previous year and up 323.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Afghanistan peaked at 2.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2011.
That places Afghanistan 71st out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank return on assets in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -0.5% | — |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -604.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -50.2% |
| 2011 | -0.6% | -177.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -195.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +38.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -106.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -5064.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -54.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -64.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +241.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | -0.5% | 2.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita -2,032 current LCU per person (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP -3.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -8.19 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 24.61 million SDR (2020)
- Gold reserves at market value 923.06 million SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 5.81 billion SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.85 billion SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 6.77 billion SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.76 billion SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 173.12 SDR per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Afghanistan?
- Bank return on assets in Afghanistan was 1.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for bank return on assets?
- Afghanistan ranks 71st out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 323.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on assets (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.