Bank return on assets in Bahamas
Bahamas: Bank return on assets was 1.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Bahamas, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Bahamas is 1.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 179.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Bahamas peaked at 3.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -2.0%, in 2014.
That places Bahamas 50th 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 Bahamas, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -36.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -58.7% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +120.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -44.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +75.5% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -44.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +32.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -45.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +38.8% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +52.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -85.6% |
| 2014 | -2.0% | -634.8% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -173.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -75.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +179.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 47 Jamaica 1.8% compare
- 48 Peru 1.8% compare
- 49 Côte d'Ivoire 1.8% compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 1.7% compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 1.7% compare
- 53 Cuba 1.7% compare
More financial sector data for Bahamas
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 27,293 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6917 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,097 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Bahamas?
- Bank return on assets in Bahamas was 1.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 2014.
- How does Bahamas rank for bank return on assets?
- Bahamas ranks 50th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.