Bank return on assets in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Bank return on assets was 0.7% in 2021. β² Rising
Bank return on assets in Republic of Korea, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Republic of Korea is 0.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
That places Republic of Korea 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 140 Poland 0.7% compare
- 141 Andorra 0.7% compare
- 142 Benin 0.7% compare
- 144 Netherlands 0.6% compare
- 145 Luxembourg 0.6% compare
- 146 Mauritania 0.6% compare
More financial sector data for Republic of Korea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 96.84 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,672 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 117.53 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 294.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 308.07 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 318.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 311.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 160.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Republic of Korea?
- Bank return on assets in Republic of Korea was 0.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for bank return on assets?
- Republic of Korea ranks 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.