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Japan: Bank return on assets (%, before tax)

0.21percent · 2021-43.9% since 2011

Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). 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. Reported as: before tax. Annual figures for Japan from 2000 to 2021.

20002021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20210.208
20200.194
20190.174
20180.244
20170.352
20160.343
20150.441
20140.469
20130.39
20120.417
20110.37
20100.317
2009-0.045
20080.453
20070.615
20060.717
20050.255
20040.095
2003-0.767
2002-0.927
2001-0.044
20000.294

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World Bank (2026). Bank return on assets (%, before tax). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-bank-return-on-assets-09 (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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