Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Mexico
Mexico: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 2.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Mexico, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 2.1% for bank return on assets in 2021.
The figure is up 57.3% on the previous year and up 108.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Mexico peaked at 2.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.
Mexico ranks 31st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +55.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +72.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -88.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +775.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -56.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -29.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +47.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +39.8% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -41.8% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +57.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +775.2% | 0.3% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More financial sector data for Mexico
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 24.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 18.13 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 24.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Mexico?
- Bank return on assets in Mexico was 2.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for bank return on assets?
- Mexico ranks 31st out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.