Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Venezuela, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 1.3% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 97.7% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Venezuela peaked at 5.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
That places Venezuela 78th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +40.3% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +47.6% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -45.5% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -32.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +129.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -90.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +61.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +97.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 81% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.4% | 4.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More financial sector data for Venezuela
- 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 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.24 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 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 8.94 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 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.24 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 Venezuela?
- Bank return on assets in Venezuela was 1.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Venezuela rank for bank return on assets?
- Venezuela ranks 78th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.