Bank return on assets in Mauritius
Mauritius: Bank return on assets 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 167 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.
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 |
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More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.16 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.08 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.05 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Broad money 142.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 40.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 46 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,784 (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 167 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.