Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) 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.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +53.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -70.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -76.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +984.5% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +47.2% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +52.4% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +6.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Paraguay 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 | +984.5% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
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
- 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.15 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 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 6.68 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 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.15 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 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.