Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Brazil
Brazil: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Brazil stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of up 146.8% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Brazil peaked at 2.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2008.
Brazil ranks 40th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +120.7% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -80.8% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +262.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -57.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +205.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -52.6% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +146.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +262.2% | 0.5% | 2.0% |
| 2016 | +205.1% | 0.6% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.87 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Brazil?
- Bank return on assets in Brazil was 1.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
- How does Brazil rank for bank return on assets?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.