Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Mauritius, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Mauritius is 1.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 119.5% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Mauritius peaked at 3.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 102nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -24.9% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +64.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -50.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +55.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -41.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +30.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -32.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +43.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -65.8% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +119.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 55% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Mauritius?
- Bank return on assets in Mauritius was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for bank return on assets?
- Mauritius ranks 102nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.