Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Jordan
Jordan: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Jordan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Jordan stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of up 91.5% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Jordan peaked at 2.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.
That places Jordan 97th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 (%, before tax) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +37.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -66.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +91.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More financial sector data for Jordan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1013 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Jordan?
- Bank return on assets in Jordan was 1.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for bank return on assets?
- Jordan ranks 97th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.