Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 3.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank return on assets in Madagascar, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2020, bank return on assets in Madagascar stood at 3.2%.
That represents a change of down 23.0% on the previous year and up 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Madagascar peaked at 5.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 18th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -60.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +163.6% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +33.8% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -29.9% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +95.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -23.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More financial sector data for Madagascar
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.28 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9354 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.28 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Madagascar?
- Bank return on assets in Madagascar was 3.2% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for bank return on assets?
- Madagascar ranks 18th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.