Bank return on assets in Rwanda
Rwanda: Bank return on assets was 3.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Rwanda, 2002–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Rwanda is 3.9%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Rwanda peaked at 4.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.
That places Rwanda 14th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 4.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Rwanda
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.18 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 5.85 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.22 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Broad money 26.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 0.7% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1,428 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 6,282 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Rwanda?
- Bank return on assets in Rwanda was 3.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- How does Rwanda rank for bank return on assets?
- Rwanda ranks 14th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.