Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Seychelles, 2011–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2020, bank return on assets in Seychelles stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.2% on the previous year and down 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Seychelles peaked at 4.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
That places Seychelles 152nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.4% | — |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +35.5% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -81.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 56% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 26% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More financial sector data for Seychelles
- 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.18 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 39.96 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 Seychelles?
- Bank return on assets in Seychelles was 0.5% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for bank return on assets?
- Seychelles ranks 152nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.