Bank return on assets in Switzerland
Switzerland: Bank return on assets was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Switzerland, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Switzerland stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.3% on the previous year and down 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Switzerland peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.7%, in 2008.
Switzerland ranks 164th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank return on assets in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -37.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -84.5% |
| 2008 | -1.7% | -1577.0% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -88.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -244.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +57.4% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -156.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -253.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -72.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +250.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -156.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -324.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -78.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | -1.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.0644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 73,454 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 74,657 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 86,385 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Switzerland?
- Bank return on assets in Switzerland was 0.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7% in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for bank return on assets?
- Switzerland ranks 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.