Gambia: Return on assets

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 Gambia

Bank return on assets, in percent

 Latest value 2.62
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2020
 Average 4.20
 Min - Max 1.81 - 7.67
 Source Bankscope
The latest value from 2020 is 2.62 percent, a decline from 3.57 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 1.28 percent, based on data from 150 countries. Historically, the average for the Gambia from 2005 to 2020 is 4.2 percent. The minimum value, 1.81 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 7.67 percent was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Gambia - Return on assets - Recent values chart

Historical series
Gambia - Return on assets - historical chart - 2005-2020




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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