Bank return on assets in Yemen

Yemen: Bank return on assets was 1.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.4%
Change on year
down 34.4%
World rank
73rd
of 168 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2007
All-time low
1.0%
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Bank return on assets in Yemen, 2000–2019

11.522.532000200920192000: 1 %, before tax2001: 1.4 %, before tax2002: 1.2 %, before tax2003: 1.1 %, before tax2004: 1.7 %, before tax2005: 2.3 %, before tax2006: 2.7 %, before tax2007: 3 %, before tax2008: 2.4 %, before tax2009: 2.3 %, before tax2010: 1.2 %, before tax2013: 1.1 %, before tax2015: 2.4 %, before tax2016: 1.8 %, before tax2017: 1.7 %, before tax2018: 2.1 %, before tax2019: 1.4 %, before tax

Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 1.4% for bank return on assets in 2019.

That represents a change of down 34.4% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Yemen peaked at 3.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.

Yemen ranks 73rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Bank return on assets in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Yemen, 2000 to 2019.
Year %, before tax Change
2000 1.0%
2001 1.4% +34.9%
2002 1.2% -12.9%
2003 1.1% -9.7%
2004 1.7% +56.8%
2005 2.3% +37.8%
2006 2.7% +18.2%
2007 3.0% +10.1%
2008 2.4% -21.7%
2009 2.3% -2.8%
2010 1.2% -47.3%
2013 1.1% -9.4%
2015 2.4% +116.2%
2016 1.8% -26.1%
2017 1.7% -1.9%
2018 2.1% +21.8%
2019 1.4% -34.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.9% 1.0% 3.0% 10
2010s 1.7% 1.1% 2.4% 7

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 70 New Zealand 1.4% compare
  2. 71 Afghanistan 1.4% compare
  3. 72 Croatia 1.4% compare
  4. 74 Costa Rica 1.4% compare
  5. 75 Sri Lanka 1.4% compare
  6. 76 Algeria 1.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank return on assets in Yemen?
Bank return on assets in Yemen was 1.4% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for bank return on assets?
Yemen ranks 73rd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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

Indicator
Bank return on assets (%, before tax)
Unit
%, before tax
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 3,225 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

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.