Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Philippines
Philippines: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Philippines, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Philippines stood at 1.4%.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Philippines peaked at 2.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 66th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +4301.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -37.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +53.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +25.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +4301.5% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More financial sector data for Philippines
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 6.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.55 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 6.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Philippines?
- Bank return on assets in Philippines was 1.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for bank return on assets?
- Philippines ranks 66th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.