Bank return on assets in Nigeria
Nigeria: Bank return on assets was 1.4% in 2021. β Volatile
Bank return on assets in Nigeria, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1.4% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% on the previous year and up 168.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Nigeria peaked at 4.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -27.6%, in 2009.
That places Nigeria 68th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1% | -27.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 65 Belarus 1.4% compare
- 66 Philippines 1.4% compare
- 67 Israel 1.4% compare
- 69 Chile 1.4% compare
- 70 New Zealand 1.4% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 1.4% compare
More financial sector data for Nigeria
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 296,323 current LCU per person (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 102.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 35.83 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 24.13 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 2.20 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 28.09 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 31.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 33.61 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 33.58 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Nigeria?
- Bank return on assets in Nigeria was 1.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.6% in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for bank return on assets?
- Nigeria ranks 68th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.