Liberia: Return on assets
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| Liberia |
Bank return on assets, in percent |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 3.17 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2015 - 2021 |
| Average | 0.58 |
| Min - Max | -1.63 - 3.17 |
| Source | Bankscope |
The latest value from 2021 is 3.17 percent, an increase from -1.54 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 1.57 percent, based on data from 136 countries. Historically, the average for Liberia from 2015 to 2021 is 0.58 percent. The minimum value, -1.63 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 3.17 percent was recorded in 2021.
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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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|---|---|---|---|
| Lending-deposit interest rate spread | 8.22 | 2017 | interest rate points |
| Bank cost to income ratio | 55.86 | 2021 | percent |
| Bank overhead cost | 5.55 | 2021 | percent |
| Net interest margin | 8.15 | 2021 | percent |
| Bank credit to deposits | 77.19 | 2020 | percent |
| Return on assets | 3.17 | 2021 | percent |
| Return on equity | 25.89 | 2021 | percent |
| Banking system z-scores | 9.72 | 2021 | index points |
| Liquid assets to deposits | 41.11 | 2021 | percent |
| Non-interest income to total income | 50.85 | 2021 | percent |
| Lending interest rate | 13.25 | 2017 | percent |
| Real interest rate | 16.29 | 2017 | percent |
| Legal rights | 10.00 | 2019 | points |
| Credit information sharing | 0.00 | 2019 | points |