Bank return on assets in Israel
Israel: Bank return on assets was 1.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Israel, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.4% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.7% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Israel peaked at 1.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
Israel ranks 67th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in Israel, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -47.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -82.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +659.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +65.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +40.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -95.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +1223.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +96.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 64 Cape Verde 1.5% compare
- 65 Belarus 1.4% compare
- 66 Philippines 1.4% compare
- 68 Nigeria 1.4% compare
- 69 Chile 1.4% compare
- 70 New Zealand 1.4% compare
More financial sector data for Israel
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2688 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 16,218 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 16,554 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 16,554 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 16,554 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Israel?
- Bank return on assets in Israel was 1.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Israel rank for bank return on assets?
- Israel ranks 67th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.