Bank return on assets in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Bank return on assets was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Hong Kong, China, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Hong Kong, China is 0.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Hong Kong, China peaked at 2.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Hong Kong, China 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -29.8% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +201.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +128.3% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -28.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -26.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +49.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -30.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.09 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 19.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.35 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 213.69 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 312.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 317.08 billion SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 317.18 billion SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 317.18 billion SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Hong Kong, China?
- Bank return on assets in Hong Kong, China was 0.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for bank return on assets?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.