Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Malawi
Malawi: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) 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 168 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.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -28.1% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +34.5% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -26.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 4.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 4.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More financial sector data for Malawi
- 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1505 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1099 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1505 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 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 168 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.