Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Belarus
Belarus: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Belarus, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Belarus is 1.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 538.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Belarus peaked at 5.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2011.
That places Belarus 65th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +68.9% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -42.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +159.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -38.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +100.8% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -106.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -961.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +40.7% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -41.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +63.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -31.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +961.2% | -0.3% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -0.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More financial sector data for Belarus
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Belarus?
- Bank return on assets in Belarus was 1.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2011.
- How does Belarus rank for bank return on assets?
- Belarus ranks 65th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 538.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.