Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Sweden
Sweden: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Sweden stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Sweden peaked at 1.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.
That places Sweden 121st out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -50.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +137.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -55.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -43.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -33.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +37.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +75.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +8.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 99% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Sweden?
- Bank return on assets in Sweden was 0.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for bank return on assets?
- Sweden ranks 121st out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.