Bank return on assets in Botswana
Botswana: Bank return on assets was 2.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Botswana, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Botswana is 2.1%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Botswana peaked at 5.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2020.
That places Botswana 32nd out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More financial sector data for Botswana
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.76 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 119.01 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 60.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Broad money 44.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 13.5 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Botswana?
- Bank return on assets in Botswana was 2.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for bank return on assets?
- Botswana ranks 32nd out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.