Bank return on assets in Iceland
Iceland: Bank return on assets was 2.3% in 2021. β Volatile
Bank return on assets in Iceland, 2001β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Iceland stood at 2.3%.
The figure is up 113.0% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Iceland peaked at 38.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -17.7%, in 2009.
That places Iceland 28th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.4% | -17.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | -2.0% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Iceland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 11.64 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 118.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.23 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 203.48 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 5.65 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 5.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 89.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Iceland?
- Bank return on assets in Iceland was 2.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.7% in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for bank return on assets?
- Iceland ranks 28th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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.