Bank return on assets in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Bank return on assets was 1.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in China (People’s Republic of), 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 1.0% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2003.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 109th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 194.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.94 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 353.25 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 30.27 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 194.3% (2024)
- Broad money 227.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 46.0% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 194.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 7.19 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -268,126 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Bank return on assets in China (People’s Republic of) was 1.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for bank return on assets?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 109th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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.