Tanzania: Return on assets

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 Tanzania

Bank return on assets, in percent

 Latest value 3.47
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2021
 Average 2.82
 Min - Max 1.34 - 5.20
 Source Bankscope
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The latest value from 2021 is 3.47 percent, an increase from 2.3 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 1.57 percent, based on data from 136 countries. Historically, the average for Tanzania from 2005 to 2021 is 2.82 percent. The minimum value, 1.34 percent, was reached in 2018 while the maximum of 5.2 percent was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Tanzania: Return on assets
 2021 3.47
 2020 2.30
 2019 2.09
 2018 1.34
 2017 1.43
 2016 2.31
 2015 2.47
 2014 3.02




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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