Based on a comparison of 127 countries in 2023, Malawi ranked the highest in bank pre-tax ROA with 8.81% followed by Argentina and Kyrgyzstan. On the other end of the scale was Equatorial Guinea with -1.18%, Russia with 0.210% and Switzerland with 0.236%.
Data for more countries are available at Bank Pre-Tax Return on Assets (Pre-Tax ROA) indicator page.
Bank Pre-Tax Return on Assets (Pre-Tax ROA) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Argentina | % | 4.20% | 5.39% | 6.12% | 3.47% | 1.77% | ||||||||||||||||
Armenia | % | 1.39% | 1.21% | 1.53% | 1.28% | 1.13% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Gambia | % | ... | ... | 2.66% | 2.68% | 3.06% | 3.11% | 2.79% | ... | |||||||||||||
Georgia | % | 3.01% | 2.81% | 2.42% | 0.144% | 3.92% | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.21% | 3.23% | 3.78% | 4.25% | 3.99% | ... | ... | ||||
Kazakhstan | % | 0.144% | 3.04% | 3.69% | 3.06% | 4.23% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Kyrgyzstan | % | 1.32% | 1.61% | 1.44% | 0.995% | 1.28% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Madagascar | % | ... | ... | 4.28% | 4.35% | 3.99% | 3.08% | 3.47% | ||||||||||||||
Malawi | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.17% | 3.56% | 4.11% | 4.66% | 5.12% | ||||
Maldives | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.99% | 5.65% | 4.58% | 2.53% | 5.75% | ... | ||||||
Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.53% | 3.87% | 3.70% | 2.80% | 3.94% | ... | |||||
Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.41% | 3.81% | 4.14% | 3.87% | 4.40% | ... | ||||||||||
Rwanda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.13% | 3.31% | 3.71% | 3.31% | 4.09% | ... | ||||||||||
Turkey | % | 2.04% | 1.80% | 1.44% | 1.41% | 1.66% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.94% | 2.77% | 3.16% | 1.84% | 5.11% | ... |