Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Luxembourg, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Luxembourg stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 6,749.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Luxembourg peaked at 1.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2011.
Luxembourg ranks 145th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +42.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -89.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +326.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +33.8% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -101.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -5492.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +36.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +25.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 66% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 65% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +5492.2% | -0.0% | 0.5% |
| 2009 | +326.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More financial sector data for Luxembourg
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 683.75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 499.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 683.75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Luxembourg?
- Bank return on assets in Luxembourg was 0.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2011.
- How does Luxembourg rank for bank return on assets?
- Luxembourg ranks 145th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,749.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.