Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Singapore
Singapore: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Singapore, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Singapore is 1.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 29.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Singapore peaked at 2.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2003.
Singapore ranks 111th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -57.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +72.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -66.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +575.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -38.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +29.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +575.6% | 0.4% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More financial sector data for Singapore
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 230.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 168.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 230.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Singapore?
- Bank return on assets in Singapore was 1.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- How does Singapore rank for bank return on assets?
- Singapore ranks 111th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.