Bank return on assets in Estonia
Estonia: Bank return on assets was 1.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Estonia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Estonia is 1.1%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 30.1% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Estonia peaked at 4.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 2009.
Estonia ranks 105th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.9% | -1.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More financial sector data for Estonia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 21,036 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6693 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 280,000 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 25.51 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,303 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Estonia?
- Bank return on assets in Estonia was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 2009.
- How does Estonia rank for bank return on assets?
- Estonia ranks 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.