Bank return on assets in Poland
Poland: Bank return on assets was 0.7% in 2021. β Volatile
Bank return on assets in Poland, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Poland stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 337.4% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Poland peaked at 2.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -3.2%, in 2003.
That places Poland 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | -3.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Poland
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.6% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.87 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.03 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 829.96 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.6% (2024)
- Broad money 67.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.5% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 33.6% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 3.76 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -330,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Poland?
- Bank return on assets in Poland was 0.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.2% in 2003.
- How does Poland rank for bank return on assets?
- Poland ranks 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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.