Bank return on assets in Ecuador
Ecuador: Bank return on assets was 1.1% in 2021. β Volatile
Bank return on assets in Ecuador, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Ecuador is 1.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 40.7% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Ecuador peaked at 2.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -17.6%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 100th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.1% | -17.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Ecuador
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 57.6% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.86 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 83.04 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 21.19 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 57.6% (2025)
- Broad money 62.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 4.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 58.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -17,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Ecuador?
- Bank return on assets in Ecuador was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.6% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for bank return on assets?
- Ecuador ranks 100th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.