Bank return on assets in Kenya
Kenya: Bank return on assets was 3.8% in 2021. β² Rising
Bank return on assets in Kenya, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Kenya is 3.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 123.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Kenya peaked at 5.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.
That places Kenya 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More financial sector data for Kenya
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.03 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.15 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 796.06 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Broad money 37.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 22.4% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 129.3 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,330 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Kenya?
- Bank return on assets in Kenya was 3.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for bank return on assets?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.