Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in India
India: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in India, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in India stood at 1.2%.
The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in India peaked at 1.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2017.
That places India 96th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in India, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -27.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +37.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -29.5% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -63.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +51.2% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | -166.0% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -57.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -342.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +129.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +25.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 70% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- India's 1.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.2%, 97% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +342.5% | -0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More financial sector data for India
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.2 % 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 3.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.8 % 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 2.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.2 % 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 3.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in India?
- Bank return on assets in India was 1.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2017.
- How does India rank for bank return on assets?
- India ranks 96th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.