Financial soundness indicators by country

Return on assets (%).

Countries reporting
150
Highest
8.8%
Malawi
Lowest
-1.2%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
1.9%
Years covered
25
2001–2025
Data points
2,289

What the numbers show

Financial soundness indicators is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 8.8% in Malawi; the lowest is -1.2% in Equatorial Guinea.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.9%, and the mean is 2.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 3,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 173.8%).

Financial soundness indicators: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malawi 8.8% 2023 up 60.2% rising
2 Ukraine 5.9% 2024 up 239.2% volatile
3 Argentina 5.6% 2024 down 8.3% rising
4 Solomon Islands 5.4% 2024 up 62.0% falling
5 Kazakhstan 5.3% 2024 up 94.8% volatile
6 Rwanda 5.2% 2024 up 88.1% rising
7 Guinea 5.2% 2024 up 79.8% rising
8 Zambia 5.1% 2024 up 42.2% volatile
9 Iraq 5.0% 2024 up 591.8% volatile
10 Ghana 5.0% 2024 down 17.2% rising
11 Maldives 4.9% 2024 down 14.9% falling
12 Kyrgyzstan 4.8% 2024 up 67.6% volatile
13 Gambia 4.7% 2022 up 145.8% falling
14 Madagascar 4.5% 2024 up 7.9% falling
15 Armenia 4.3% 2024 up 328.0% volatile
16 Kenya 4.2% 2024 down 9.0% falling
17 Uganda 4.2% 2024 up 15.9% falling
18 Papua New Guinea 4.0% 2023 down 39.7% falling
19 Georgia 3.9% 2025 up 55.6% volatile
20 Botswana 3.9% 2024 up 35.1% falling
21 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.8% 2025 up 175.9% volatile
22 Uruguay 3.7% 2024 up 156.2% rising
23 Belarus 3.5% 2024 up 68.1% rising
24 Nigeria 3.5% 2024 up 41.1% volatile
24 Tanzania 3.5% 2022 up 19.0% falling
26 Eswatini 3.4% 2024 down 14.9% falling
27 Nicaragua 3.4% 2024 up 12.3% rising
28 Angola 3.3% 2024 up 281.6% volatile
28 Sri Lanka 3.3% 2024 up 42.5% falling
30 Mozambique 3.3% 2024 up 19.9% rising
31 Namibia 3.3% 2024 down 3.5% falling
32 Lesotho 3.2% 2024 down 24.8% falling
33 Gabon 3.2% 2023 up 84.8% rising
34 Congo 3.1% 2023 up 35.1% falling
35 Seychelles 3.1% 2024 up 33.5% falling
36 Samoa 3.0% 2024 up 55.1% rising
37 Micronesia (country) 3.0% 2024 up 490.2% volatile
38 Belize 3.0% 2024 up 8.0% falling
39 Ethiopia 2.9% 2021 falling
40 Moldova 2.8% 2024 up 138.1% volatile
41 Russia 2.8% 2023 up 49.7% volatile
42 Turkey 2.8% 2024 up 64.5% flat
43 Mexico 2.8% 2024 up 62.0% rising
44 Montenegro 2.7% 2024 up 230.5% volatile
45 Indonesia 2.7% 2024 down 0.7% falling
46 Pakistan 2.7% 2024 up 20.3% rising
47 Mongolia 2.7% 2025 up 254.7% volatile
47 Trinidad and Tobago 2.7% 2024 up 48.6% volatile
49 Mauritius 2.6% 2024 up 82.4% rising
50 North Macedonia 2.6% 2024 up 177.4% rising
50 Tonga 2.6% 2025 down 13.7% falling
52 Dominican Republic 2.5% 2025 up 31.1% rising
52 Estonia 2.5% 2024 up 52.4% volatile
54 Burundi 2.5% 2017 down 32.2% volatile
54 Paraguay 2.5% 2025 unchanged falling
56 Cameroon 2.5% 2023 down 34.7% rising
57 Latvia 2.4% 2024 up 113.2% volatile
58 Hungary 2.4% 2024 up 208.6% volatile
59 Bhutan 2.4% 2024 down 16.8% falling
60 Peru 2.4% 2024 down 11.6% falling
61 Bulgaria 2.3% 2024 up 174.1% rising
61 Cyprus 2.3% 2024 up 464.1% volatile
63 Croatia 2.3% 2024 up 254.7% volatile
64 Iceland 2.3% 2024 down 31.3% falling
65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.2% 2024 up 192.2% volatile
66 Saudi Arabia 2.2% 2024 up 10.4% flat
67 Albania 2.2% 2024 up 97.3% rising
68 United Arab Emirates 2.2% 2024 up 14.9% rising
69 South Africa 2.1% 2024 up 43.8% rising
70 Colombia 2.1% 2025 down 12.2% falling
71 Slovenia 2.1% 2024 up 1,311.8% volatile
72 Panama 2.0% 2025 up 32.0% falling
73 Lithuania 2.0% 2024 up 55.1% volatile
74 Jordan 1.9% 2024 up 14.0% falling
75 Portugal 1.9% 2024 up 240.7% volatile
76 Israel 1.8% 2024 up 120.7% rising
76 Kuwait 1.8% 2025 up 46.0% rising
78 Poland 1.8% 2025 up 122.2% flat
79 Brazil 1.8% 2024 up 12.7% falling
79 El Salvador 1.8% 2024 down 5.3% rising
81 India 1.8% 2024 up 70.9% rising
81 Anguilla 1.8% 2024 up 203.4% volatile
83 Djibouti 1.8% 2024 up 108.3% rising
83 Philippines 1.8% 2024 up 10.1% flat
85 Curacao 1.7% 2024 down 42.6% falling
86 Barbados 1.7% 2022 down 11.0% volatile
86 Honduras 1.7% 2025 down 11.0% falling
88 Chile 1.7% 2024 up 3.7% falling
89 Romania 1.7% 2024 up 227.3% volatile
90 Greece 1.7% 2024 up 181.1% volatile
91 Malta 1.6% 2024 up 50.0% falling
92 Fiji 1.6% 2021 down 41.3% falling
93 Saint Lucia 1.6% 2024 up 387.9% volatile
94 Morocco 1.6% 2024 down 1.9% falling
95 Montserrat 1.5% 2024 up 565.2% volatile
96 Ecuador 1.5% 2025 up 7.1% falling
97 Algeria 1.5% 2024 up 211.1% volatile
98 Brunei 1.5% 2022 up 140.3% rising
99 Malaysia 1.4% 2024 down 3.3% falling
99 Slovakia 1.4% 2024 up 18.9% flat
101 Costa Rica 1.4% 2024 down 10.0% falling
102 Vietnam 1.4% 2024 up 217.8% volatile
103 Italy 1.4% 2024 up 810.0% volatile
103 Sweden 1.4% 2024 up 89.3% rising
105 Antigua and Barbuda 1.4% 2024 up 11.9% falling
106 Czechia 1.4% 2024 down 5.4% volatile
107 Chad 1.4% 2023 down 52.1% volatile
107 Uzbekistan 1.4% 2024 down 27.1% rising
109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.4% 2024 up 72.2% volatile
110 Guatemala 1.4% 2025 down 14.0% falling
110 Thailand 1.4% 2024 down 21.1% flat
110 United States 1.4% 2024 down 7.5% rising
113 Bolivia 1.3% 2024 down 35.9% falling
113 Ireland 1.3% 2024 up 50.0% volatile
113 Singapore 1.3% 2019 up 5.6% rising
116 Spain 1.3% 2024 up 49.4% volatile
116 Nepal 1.3% 2024 down 49.4% falling
118 Finland 1.3% 2024 up 143.4% rising
119 Austria 1.2% 2024 up 3,200.0% volatile
120 Norway 1.2% 2024 up 8.0% rising
121 Bangladesh 1.2% 2024 down 19.0% falling
121 Hong Kong 1.2% 2024 up 21.4% rising
123 Cambodia 1.2% 2024 down 59.7% falling
123 Luxembourg 1.2% 2024 up 63.4% rising
125 Grenada 1.1% 2024 down 24.3% falling
126 Tajikistan 1.1% 2021 up 640.0% volatile
127 Dominica 1.1% 2024 up 980.0% volatile
127 Palestine 1.1% 2023 down 42.9% falling
129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1% 2024 up 34.6% volatile
130 Denmark 1.0% 2024 up 1,255.6% volatile
131 Belgium 1.0% 2024 up 46.4% volatile
132 Australia 0.9% 2024 down 28.8% falling
133 San Marino 0.9% 2025 up 138.9% volatile
134 Netherlands 0.9% 2025 up 48.3% volatile
135 Canada 0.8% 2024 down 26.4% flat
136 South Korea 0.8% 2023 up 133.3% flat
137 Lebanon 0.7% 2019 down 44.1% falling
138 United Kingdom 0.7% 2024 up 392.9% volatile
139 Liechtenstein 0.7% 2024 rising
140 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.7% 2022 volatile
141 Switzerland 0.6% 2024 up 85.3% volatile
141 China 0.6% 2024 down 48.8% falling
143 Central African Republic 0.6% 2023 up 143.7% volatile
144 Germany 0.6% 2024 up 100.0% volatile
144 Somalia 0.6% 2024 down 42.6% volatile
146 France 0.6% 2024 up 139.1% rising
147 Vanuatu 0.5% 2017 down 81.5% volatile
148 Comoros 0.5% 2022 up 190.4% volatile
149 Macao 0.2% 2024 down 84.0% falling
150 Equatorial Guinea -1.2% 2023 down 173.8% volatile

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Indicator
Financial soundness indicators
Unit
%
Source
International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 2,289 data points, 2001–2025
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Return on assets (%).