Bank return on assets in Liberia

Liberia: Bank return on assets was 3.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
3.2%
Change on year
up 305.5%
World rank
19th
of 168 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2021
All-time low
-1.6%
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021

Bank return on assets in Liberia, 2015–2021

-2-101232015201820212015: -1.6 %, before tax2016: 0.827 %, before tax2017: -0.202 %, before tax2018: 1.7 %, before tax2019: 1.7 %, before tax2020: -1.5 %, before tax2021: 3.2 %, before tax

Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 3.2% for bank return on assets in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 305.5% on the previous year and up 294.4% over ten years.

Liberia ranks 19th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Bank return on assets in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Liberia, 2015 to 2021.
Year %, before tax Change
2015 -1.6%
2016 0.8% -150.7%
2017 -0.2% -124.4%
2018 1.7% -941.7%
2019 1.7% +0.7%
2020 -1.5% -190.2%
2021 3.2% -305.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.5% -1.6% 1.7% 5
2020s 0.8% -1.5% 3.2% 2

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 16 Georgia 3.6% compare
  2. 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.5% compare
  3. 18 Madagascar 3.2% compare
  4. 20 Uganda 2.9% compare
  5. 21 Guyana 2.9% compare
  6. 22 Namibia 2.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank return on assets in Liberia?
Bank return on assets in Liberia was 3.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 2015.
How does Liberia rank for bank return on assets?
Liberia ranks 19th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 294.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Liberia 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

Indicator
Bank return on assets (%, before tax)
Unit
%, before tax
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 3,225 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

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.