Bank return on assets in Uganda
Uganda: Bank return on assets was 2.9% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on assets in Uganda, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 2.9% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Uganda peaked at 6.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2015.
Uganda ranks 20th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.5% compare
- 18 Madagascar, Republic of 3.2% compare
- 19 Liberia 3.2% compare
- 21 Guyana 2.9% compare
- 22 Namibia 2.8% compare
- 23 Gambia, The 2.6% compare
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 50.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 18.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.6% (2025)
- Broad money 22.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 3,603 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -119,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Uganda?
- Bank return on assets in Uganda was 2.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for bank return on assets?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.