Bank return on assets in Malawi
Malawi: Bank return on assets was 4.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4.6% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.8% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Malawi peaked at 9.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2017.
That places Malawi 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Malawi
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 7.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 (2020)
- Net domestic credit 7.84 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets -1.65 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Broad money 27.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 27.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,161 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -5,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Malawi?
- Bank return on assets in Malawi was 4.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for bank return on assets?
- Malawi ranks 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.