Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Morocco
Morocco: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Morocco, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 1.0% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Morocco peaked at 2.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.
That places Morocco 110th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -38.2% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +167.7% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +16.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 61% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Morocco 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 | +167.7% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More financial sector data for Morocco
- 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 5.35 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.91 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 5.35 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 Morocco?
- Bank return on assets in Morocco was 1.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- How does Morocco rank for bank return on assets?
- Morocco ranks 110th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.