Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Nepal
Nepal: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Nepal, 2000–2021
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 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -30.2% |
| 2003 | -1.8% | -197.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -221.5% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +10.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.2%, 1.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +221.5% | -1.8% | 2.2% |
| 2003 | -197.1% | 1.8% | -1.8% |
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
- 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 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.7398 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 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.5402 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 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.7398 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 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 168 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.