Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Chile
Chile: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Chile, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.4% for bank return on assets in 2021.
That represents a change of up 138.6% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Chile peaked at 2.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.
Chile ranks 69th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Chile, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -29.8% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -55.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +138.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +138.6% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 66 Philippines 1.4% compare
- 67 Israel 1.4% compare
- 68 Nigeria 1.4% compare
- 70 New Zealand 1.4% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 1.4% compare
- 72 Croatia 1.4% compare
More financial sector data for Chile
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.62 % 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 31.58 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.48 % 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 23.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.62 % 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 31.58 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Chile?
- Bank return on assets in Chile was 1.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for bank return on assets?
- Chile ranks 69th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.