Bank return on assets in Nepal
Nepal: Bank return on assets was 1.9% in 2021. β² Rising
Bank return on assets in Nepal, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Nepal is 1.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Nepal peaked at 3.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 39th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | -1.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More financial sector data for Nepal
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 90.4% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.97 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.67 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Broad money 131.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 139.12 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -364,699 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Nepal?
- Bank return on assets in Nepal was 1.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for bank return on assets?
- Nepal ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.