Bank return on assets in Brazil
Brazil: Bank return on assets was 1.9% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on assets in Brazil, 2000β2021
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 167 countries on this measure, 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 | 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
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 83,511 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 194.05 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 17.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 226.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 244.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 261.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 261.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 75.1% (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 167 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.