Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Korea
Korea: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Korea, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in 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 Korea peaked at 1.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
That places Korea 143rd out of 168 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.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Korea, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +86.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -34.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -31.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +48.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -36.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 71% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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 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 Korea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 42.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Korea?
- Bank return on assets in Korea was 0.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Korea rank for bank return on assets?
- Korea ranks 143rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.