Bank return on assets in Paraguay
Paraguay: Bank return on assets was 1.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Paraguay stood at 1.8%.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Paraguay peaked at 4.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.
That places Paraguay 46th out of 168 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 | 2.2% | 0.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More financial sector data for Paraguay
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 28.15 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,007 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.22 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 527.02 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.66 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.81 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,059 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Paraguay?
- Bank return on assets in Paraguay was 1.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- How does Paraguay rank for bank return on assets?
- Paraguay ranks 46th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.