Bank return on assets in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Bank return on assets was 0.3% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on assets in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2009β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.8% on the previous year and down 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 2.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 156th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2.48 million current LCU per person (2010)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,203 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 51.76 % change on previous year (2010)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 991,291 SDR (2019)
- Gold reserves at market value 31.19 million SDR (2019)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.59 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 344.49 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Bank return on assets in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for bank return on assets?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 156th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.