Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Ethiopia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Ethiopia stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.1% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Ethiopia peaked at 6.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2021.
That places Ethiopia 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +60.3% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +67.4% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +41.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -43.4% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +185.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -37.9% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +49.2% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -39.2% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -32.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.6%, 58% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 60 United States 1.6% compare
- 61 Pakistan 1.6% compare
- 62 Ukraine 1.5% compare
- 64 Cape Verde 1.5% compare
- 65 Belarus 1.4% compare
- 66 Philippines 1.4% compare
More financial sector data for Ethiopia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0554 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Ethiopia?
- Bank return on assets in Ethiopia was 1.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for bank return on assets?
- Ethiopia ranks 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.