Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Canada
Canada: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Canada stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of up 42.8% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Canada peaked at 1.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2000.
Canada ranks 98th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Canada, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -945.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +98.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +89.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -41.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +42.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +945.7% | -0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | -0.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Canada?
- Bank return on assets in Canada was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for bank return on assets?
- Canada ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.