Bank return on assets in Austria
Austria: Bank return on assets was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Austria, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Austria stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 270.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Austria peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2008.
Austria ranks 130th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | -0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More financial sector data for Austria
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 81.5% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.8 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 587.58 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 113.77 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 81.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.7% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 81.8% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 11,254 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 123.03 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Austria?
- Bank return on assets in Austria was 0.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2008.
- How does Austria rank for bank return on assets?
- Austria ranks 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria 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.