Return on assets - Country rankings

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Bank return on assets, in percent, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 136 countries was 1.57 percent.The highest value was in Syria: 8.83 percent and the lowest value was in Greece: -1.82 percent. The indicator is available from 1999 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: Bankscope

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Economic outlook around the world

Countries	Return on assets, 2021	Global rank	Available data
Syria	8.83	1	2005 - 2021
Zimbabwe	5.23	2	2001 - 2021
Ghana	4.9	3	2006 - 2021
Malawi	4.56	4	2000 - 2021
Burundi	4.4	5	2000 - 2021
Kazakhstan	4.37	6	2000 - 2021
Zambia	4.28	7	2000 - 2021
Angola	4.2	8	2002 - 2021
Tajikistan	4.18	9	2006 - 2021
Mozambique	4	10	2000 - 2021
Rwanda	3.89	11	2002 - 2021
Kenya	3.79	12	2000 - 2021
Georgia	3.59	13	2000 - 2021
Tanzania	3.47	14	2005 - 2021
Liberia	3.17	15	2015 - 2021
Uganda	2.89	16	2000 - 2021
Guyana	2.86	17	2000 - 2021
Namibia	2.78	18	2006 - 2021
Nicaragua	2.43	19	2000 - 2021
Egypt	2.36	20	2000 - 2021
Moldova	2.34	21	2000 - 2021
Azerbaijan	2.33	22	2000 - 2021
Iceland	2.33	23	2001 - 2021
Cambodia	2.27	24	2003 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	2.26	25	2000 - 2021
Mexico	2.1	26	2000 - 2021
Botswana	2.09	27	2000 - 2021
Argentina	2.05	28	2000 - 2021
Uruguay	2.02	29	2000 - 2021
Nepal	1.91	30	2000 - 2021
Brazil	1.86	31	2000 - 2021
Mongolia	1.86	32	2001 - 2021
Guatemala	1.85	33	2000 - 2021
Indonesia	1.84	34	2000 - 2021
Vietnam	1.82	35	2000 - 2021
Haiti	1.8	36	2004 - 2021
Paraguay	1.79	37	2000 - 2021
Jamaica	1.78	38	2003 - 2021
Ivory Coast	1.77	39	2000 - 2021
Peru	1.77	40	2000 - 2021
Bahamas	1.74	41	2000 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	1.7	42	2001 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	1.69	43	2000 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago	1.64	44	2000 - 2021
Romania	1.63	45	2000 - 2021
Tunisia	1.62	46	2000 - 2021
Honduras	1.61	47	2000 - 2021
Pakistan	1.59	48	2000 - 2021
USA	1.59	49	2000 - 2021
Ukraine	1.54	50	2000 - 2021
Ethiopia	1.53	51	2000 - 2021
Cape Verde	1.47	52	2009 - 2021
Belarus	1.44	53	2000 - 2021
Israel	1.43	54	2000 - 2021
Philippines	1.43	55	2000 - 2021
Nigeria	1.41	56	2000 - 2021
Chile	1.38	57	2000 - 2021
New Zealand	1.38	58	2007 - 2021
Afghanistan	1.37	59	2007 - 2021
Croatia	1.37	60	2000 - 2021
Costa Rica	1.36	61	2000 - 2021
Sri Lanka	1.36	62	2012 - 2021
Albania	1.35	63	2000 - 2021
Venezuela	1.34	64	2000 - 2021
Qatar	1.32	65	2000 - 2021
Panama	1.31	66	2000 - 2021
South Africa	1.29	67	2000 - 2021
Norway	1.23	68	2000 - 2021
Slovenia	1.23	69	2000 - 2021
UA Emirates	1.22	70	2000 - 2021
Bulgaria	1.21	71	2000 - 2021
Malaysia	1.21	72	2000 - 2021
Bhutan	1.19	73	2014 - 2021
Barbados	1.18	74	2000 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	1.18	75	2000 - 2021
Hungary	1.18	76	2000 - 2021
Oman	1.17	77	2000 - 2021
El Salvador	1.16	78	2000 - 2021
India	1.16	79	2000 - 2021
Jordan	1.15	80	2000 - 2021
Canada	1.14	81	2000 - 2021
Ecuador	1.12	82	2000 - 2021
Kuwait	1.12	83	2000 - 2021
Mauritius	1.12	84	2000 - 2021
Turkey	1.1	85	2000 - 2021
Estonia	1.09	86	2000 - 2021
Czechia	1.07	87	2000 - 2021
Serbia	1.06	88	2000 - 2021
China	1.02	89	2000 - 2021
Morocco	1.01	90	2000 - 2021
Singapore	1.01	91	2000 - 2021
Ireland	1	92	2000 - 2021
Lithuania	1	93	2000 - 2021
North Macedonia	1	94	2000 - 2021
Fiji	0.98	95	2016 - 2021
Bangladesh	0.96	96	2000 - 2021
Bahrain	0.95	97	2000 - 2021
Lesotho	0.95	98	2001 - 2021
Sweden	0.95	99	2000 - 2021
Bolivia	0.9	100	2000 - 2021
Thailand	0.9	101	2000 - 2021
Armenia	0.89	102	2000 - 2021
Slovakia	0.89	103	2000 - 2021
Australia	0.87	104	2000 - 2021
Bermuda	0.87	105	2010 - 2021
Denmark	0.86	106	2000 - 2021
Austria	0.83	107	2000 - 2021
Uzbekistan	0.81	108	2000 - 2021
Finland	0.8	109	2000 - 2021
Hong Kong	0.8	110	2000 - 2021
Italy	0.79	111	2000 - 2021
Macao	0.78	112	2000 - 2021
UK	0.77	113	2000 - 2021
Latvia	0.75	114	2000 - 2021
Poland	0.74	115	2000 - 2021
South Korea	0.67	116	2000 - 2021
Netherlands	0.64	117	2000 - 2021
Luxembourg	0.63	118	2000 - 2021
Belgium	0.62	119	2000 - 2021
Portugal	0.6	120	2000 - 2021
Colombia	0.59	121	2000 - 2021
Taiwan	0.59	122	2000 - 2021
Montenegro	0.54	123	2004 - 2021
Malta	0.53	124	2000 - 2021
Spain	0.44	125	2000 - 2021
Laos	0.31	126	2009 - 2021
France	0.3	127	2000 - 2021
Russia	0.29	128	2000 - 2021
Burma	0.22	129	2006 - 2021
Japan	0.21	130	2000 - 2021
Cyprus	0.13	131	2000 - 2021
Germany	0.12	132	2000 - 2021
Switzerland	0.1	133	2000 - 2021
Lebanon	0.03	134	2000 - 2021
Iraq	-0.01	135	2006 - 2021
Greece	-1.82	136	2005 - 2021

Economic outlook around the world

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.

1. Syria

2. Zimbabwe

3. Ghana

4. Malawi

5. Burundi

6. Kazakhstan

7. Zambia

8. Angola

9. Tajikistan

10. Mozambique

11. Rwanda

12. Kenya

13. Georgia

14. Tanzania

15. Liberia

16. Uganda

17. Guyana

18. Namibia

19. Nicaragua

20. Egypt

21. Moldova

22. Azerbaijan

23. Iceland

24. Cambodia

25. Domin. Rep.

26. Mexico

27. Botswana

28. Argentina

29. Uruguay

30. Nepal

31. Brazil

32. Mongolia

33. Guatemala

34. Indonesia

35. Vietnam

36. Haiti

37. Paraguay

38. Jamaica

39. Ivory Coast

40. Peru

41. Bahamas

42. Kyrgyzstan

43. Saudi Arabia

44. Tr.&Tobago

45. Romania

46. Tunisia

47. Honduras

48. Pakistan

49. USA

50. Ukraine

51. Ethiopia

52. Cape Verde

53. Belarus

54. Israel

55. Philippines

56. Nigeria

57. Chile

58. New Zealand

59. Afghanistan

60. Croatia

61. Costa Rica

62. Sri Lanka

63. Albania

64. Venezuela

65. Qatar

66. Panama

67. South Africa

68. Norway

69. Slovenia

70. UA Emirates

71. Bulgaria

72. Malaysia

73. Bhutan

74. Barbados

75. Bosnia & Herz.

76. Hungary

77. Oman

78. El Salvador

79. India

80. Jordan

81. Canada

82. Ecuador

83. Kuwait

84. Mauritius

85. Turkey

86. Estonia

87. Czechia

88. Serbia

89. China

90. Morocco

91. Singapore

92. Ireland

93. Lithuania

94. North Macedonia

95. Fiji

96. Bangladesh

97. Bahrain

98. Lesotho

99. Sweden

100. Bolivia

101. Thailand

102. Armenia

103. Slovakia

104. Australia

105. Bermuda

106. Denmark

107. Austria

108. Uzbekistan

109. Finland

110. Hong Kong

111. Italy

112. Macao

113. UK

114. Latvia

115. Poland

116. South Korea

117. Netherlands

118. Luxembourg

119. Belgium

120. Portugal

121. Colombia

122. Taiwan

123. Montenegro

124. Malta

125. Spain

126. Laos

127. France

128. Russia

129. Burma

130. Japan

131. Cyprus

132. Germany

133. Switzerland

134. Lebanon

135. Iraq

136. Greece

8.83

5.23

4.90

4.56

4.40

4.37

4.28

4.20

4.18

4.00

3.89

3.79

3.59

3.47

3.17

2.89

2.86

2.78

2.43

2.36

2.34

2.33

2.27

2.26

2.10

2.09

2.05

2.02

1.91

1.86

1.85

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.79

1.78

1.77

1.74

1.70

1.69

1.64

1.63

1.62

1.61

1.59

1.54

1.53

1.47

1.44

1.43

1.41

1.38

1.37

1.36

1.35

1.34

1.32

1.31

1.29

1.23

1.22

1.21

1.19

1.18

1.17

1.16

1.15

1.14

1.12

1.10

1.09

1.07

1.06

1.02

1.01

1.00

0.98

0.96

0.95

0.90

0.89

0.87

0.86

0.83

0.81

0.80

0.79

0.78

0.77

0.75

0.74

0.67

0.64

0.63

0.62

0.60

0.59

0.54

0.53

0.44

0.31

0.30

0.29

0.22

0.21

0.13

0.12

0.10

0.03

-0.01

-1.82

0.8

3.5

6.2

8.83

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