Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Tunisia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Tunisia is 1.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 169.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Tunisia peaked at 1.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2013.
That places Tunisia 57th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -38.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -30.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -74.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +193.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +150.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -47.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +24.8% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -112.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -1524.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +14.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1524.9% | -0.1% | 1.3% |
| 2007 | +193.1% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -0.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 1.6% compare
- 55 Romania 1.6% compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 1.6% compare
- 58 Honduras 1.6% compare
- 59 Niger 1.6% compare
- 60 United States 1.6% compare
More financial sector data for Tunisia
- 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 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.51 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.86 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 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.51 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 Tunisia?
- Bank return on assets in Tunisia was 1.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2013.
- How does Tunisia rank for bank return on assets?
- Tunisia ranks 57th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.