Bank return on assets in United States of America
United States of America: Bank return on assets was 1.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in United States of America, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in United States of America is 1.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 78.3% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in United States of America peaked at 2.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
United States of America ranks 60th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in United States of America, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -31.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -90.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +85.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +329.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +28.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -47.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +78.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for United States of America
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 94,704 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 834.01 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 28.22 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 177.63 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.01 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 185.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 543.32 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in United States of America?
- Bank return on assets in United States of America was 1.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does United States of America rank for bank return on assets?
- United States of America ranks 60th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.