Bank return on assets in Zambia
Zambia: Bank return on assets was 4.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Zambia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 4.3% for bank return on assets in 2021.
The figure is up 222.0% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Zambia peaked at 5.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2003.
Zambia ranks 9th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in Zambia, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +54.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -51.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +142.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +136.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -32.5% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +66.3% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +81.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -56.4% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -51.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +222.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 4.3% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Zambia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 21.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 50.49 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 32.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Zambia?
- Bank return on assets in Zambia was 4.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
- How does Zambia rank for bank return on assets?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.