Bank return on assets in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank return on assets 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 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% |
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 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 16.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 22.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0865 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 498.75 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 21.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 523.37 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 23.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 552.49 SDR per person (2025)
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.