Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Mali
Mali: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank return on assets in Mali, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Mali recorded 1.2% for bank return on assets in 2020.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Mali peaked at 2.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Mali 92nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Mali, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +3312.2% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -26.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -94.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +2442.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +34.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -46.8% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +51.8% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -36.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +38.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +45.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +12.5% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.6%, 45% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 58% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +3312.2% | 0.1% | 2.2% |
| 2006 | +2442.2% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More financial sector data for Mali
- 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.81 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.32 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.81 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 Mali?
- Bank return on assets in Mali was 1.2% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for bank return on assets?
- Mali ranks 92nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mali 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.