Bank return on assets in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bank return on assets was 1.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Jamaica, 2003–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.8% for bank return on assets in 2021.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Jamaica peaked at 5.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2013.
That places Jamaica 47th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.5% | — |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +59.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -73.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +73.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -30.9% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 18.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1949 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,559 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Jamaica?
- Bank return on assets in Jamaica was 1.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for bank return on assets?
- Jamaica ranks 47th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.