Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Gabon
Gabon: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 2.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Gabon, 2004–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 2.0% for bank return on assets in 2019.
That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Gabon peaked at 4.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.
That places Gabon 34th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.4% | — |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -32.6% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -65.1% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +494.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -46.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +205.3% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -39.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -26.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 2.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 2.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +494.3% | 0.8% | 4.5% |
| 2016 | +205.3% | 1.2% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More financial sector data for Gabon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Gabon?
- Bank return on assets in Gabon was 2.0% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for bank return on assets?
- Gabon ranks 34th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.