Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Guyana
Guyana: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 2.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Guyana, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 2.9% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Guyana peaked at 4.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2001.
Guyana ranks 21st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -44.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +36.1% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +32.8% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +10.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 2.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 3.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 2.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More financial sector data for Guyana
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1976)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Guyana?
- Bank return on assets in Guyana was 2.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2001.
- How does Guyana rank for bank return on assets?
- Guyana ranks 21st out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.