Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Peru
Peru: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Peru stood at 1.8%.
The figure is up 230.5% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Peru peaked at 3.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 48th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +188.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +40.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +41.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +54.4% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -82.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +230.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Peru'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 Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +230.5% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
| 2001 | +188.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| 2020 | -82.0% | 3.0% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More financial sector data for Peru
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8855 % 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 9.83 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8855 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Peru?
- Bank return on assets in Peru was 1.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for bank return on assets?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.