Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Belize
Belize: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Belize, 2002–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2020, bank return on assets in Belize stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 56.1% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Belize peaked at 5.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
That places Belize 85th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Belize, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.4% | — |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -37.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -36.7% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +45.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +70.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -32.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -56.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.5% | 5.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More financial sector data for Belize
- 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 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 20.12 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 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 14.69 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 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 20.12 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 Belize?
- Bank return on assets in Belize was 1.2% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for bank return on assets?
- Belize ranks 85th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.