Colombia: Return on assets

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 Colombia

Bank return on assets, in percent

 Latest value 0.59
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2021
 Average 1.77
 Min - Max -2.99 - 3.23
 Source Bankscope
The latest value from 2021 is 0.59 percent, a decline from 0.63 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 1.57 percent, based on data from 136 countries. Historically, the average for Colombia from 2000 to 2021 is 1.77 percent. The minimum value, -2.99 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 3.23 percent was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Colombia - Return on assets - Recent values chart

Historical series
Colombia - Return on assets - historical chart - 2000-2021




Definition: Commercial banks’ pre-tax income to yearly averaged total assets. The 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.

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