Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was -0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Democratic Republic of Congo is -0.3%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 140.6% on the previous year and down 126.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 4.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2020.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 167th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +100.3% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +859.7% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +69.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -45.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -64.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +32.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -32.4% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +39.5% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -97.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +565.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +533.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -45.9% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | -140.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's -0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.6%. (19 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's -0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +859.7% | 0.3% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 4.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More financial sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Bank return on assets in Democratic Republic of Congo was -0.3% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2020.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for bank return on assets?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 167th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 126.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.