Bank return on assets in Gabon
Gabon: Bank return on assets was 2.0% in 2019. βΌ Falling
Bank return on assets in Gabon, 2004β2019
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 167 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.
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
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.3% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.25 (2015)
- Net domestic credit 2.41 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 481.13 billion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.4% (2019)
- Broad money 22.9% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.5% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 13.4% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1,116 (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 167 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.