Bank return on assets in Cuba
Cuba: Bank return on assets was 1.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Cuba, 2001–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Cuba is 1.7%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Cuba peaked at 3.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2007.
Cuba ranks 53rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 50 Bahamas 1.7% compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 1.7% compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 1.7% compare
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 1.6% compare
- 55 Romania 1.6% compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 1.6% compare
More financial sector data for Cuba
- Official exchange rate 0.822 LCU per US$, period average (1974)
- Net migration -22,244 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 2,140 base year varies by country (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 32.2% (2024)
- Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none (2017)
- Bank concentration 100.0% (2020)
- Bank Z-score 22.45 (2020)
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 62.5% (2020)
- Bank noninterest income to total income 52.5% (2020)
- Bank cost to income ratio 26.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Cuba?
- Bank return on assets in Cuba was 1.7% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
- How does Cuba rank for bank return on assets?
- Cuba ranks 53rd out of 167 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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.