Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank return on assets in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in El Salvador stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in El Salvador peaked at 2.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.
That places El Salvador 95th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +68.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -22.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -51.5% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +136.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +66.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -55.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +13.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +136.6% | 0.7% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
- 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 (1980)
- 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 (1980)
- 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 (1980)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in El Salvador?
- Bank return on assets in El Salvador was 1.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for bank return on assets?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.