Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Yemen
Yemen: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Yemen, 2000–2019
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 (%, before tax) in Yemen, year by year
| 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% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.6%, 52% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 70 New Zealand 1.4% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 1.4% compare
- 72 Croatia 1.4% compare
- 74 Costa Rica 1.4% compare
- 75 Sri Lanka 1.4% compare
- 76 Algeria 1.4% compare
More financial sector data for Yemen
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0003 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 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
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.