Bank return on assets in Norway
Norway: Bank return on assets was 1.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Norway, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Norway stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Norway peaked at 1.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.
That places Norway 84th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More financial sector data for Norway
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.08 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 55.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 62.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 62.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 105.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Norway?
- Bank return on assets in Norway was 1.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for bank return on assets?
- Norway ranks 84th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.