Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Mongolia, 2001–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Mongolia is 1.9%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 87.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Mongolia peaked at 2.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2006.
Mongolia ranks 41st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.2% | — |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -29.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +56.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +37.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -34.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +33.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +32.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -40.9% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +87.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 1.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More financial sector data for Mongolia
- 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 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.13 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 1.55 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 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.13 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 Mongolia?
- Bank return on assets in Mongolia was 1.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
- How does Mongolia rank for bank return on assets?
- Mongolia ranks 41st out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.