Bank return on assets in Lebanon
Lebanon: Bank return on assets was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Lebanon stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 117.9% on the previous year and down 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Lebanon peaked at 1.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2019.
Lebanon ranks 165th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank return on assets in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | -0.6% | -150.3% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | -65.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -117.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -8.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2676 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,197 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 12.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,220 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 24.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,398 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Lebanon?
- Bank return on assets in Lebanon was 0.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank for bank return on assets?
- Lebanon ranks 165th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.