Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 3.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Tanzania, 2005–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Tanzania stood at 3.5%.
The figure is up 50.5% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Tanzania peaked at 5.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.
That places Tanzania 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.3% | — |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -38.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +56.1% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +50.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 3.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 2.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 3.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More financial sector data for Tanzania
- 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.16 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.8467 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.16 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 Tanzania?
- Bank return on assets in Tanzania was 3.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- How does Tanzania rank for bank return on assets?
- Tanzania ranks 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.