Financial soundness indicators by country

Return on assets (%)

Countries reporting
143
Highest
8.8%
Malawi
Lowest
-1.2%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
1.9%
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
2,107

What the numbers show

Financial soundness indicators is currently reported for 143 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 2.2%.

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

Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 3,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Vietnam (down 230.4%).

Financial soundness indicators: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malawi 8.8% 2023 up 60.2% rising
2 Argentina 8.2% 2023 up 62.5% rising
3 Solomon Islands 6.5% 2023 up 64.6% falling
4 Ukraine 6.1% 2023 up 2,238.5% volatile
5 Ghana 5.4% 2023 down 14.3% rising
6 Kazakhstan 5.2% 2023 up 156.7% volatile
7 Rwanda 5.1% 2023 up 153.2% rising
8 Maldives 5.1% 2023 down 22.7% falling
9 Zambia 5.0% 2022 up 41.6% volatile
10 Kyrgyzstan 4.9% 2023 up 77.4% volatile
11 Gambia 4.7% 2022 up 145.8% falling
12 Mozambique 4.7% 2023 up 96.6% rising
13 Madagascar 4.6% 2024 up 10.7% flat
14 Georgia 4.3% 2024 up 45.6% volatile
15 Uganda 4.1% 2023 up 30.1% falling
16 Papua New Guinea 4.0% 2023 down 39.7% falling
17 Guinea 4.0% 2021 up 19.1% rising
18 Turkey 3.9% 2023 up 91.6% falling
19 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.5% 2023 up 156.2% volatile
20 Tanzania 3.5% 2022 up 19.0% falling
21 Tonga 3.4% 2023 up 16.8% falling
22 Eswatini 3.4% 2024 down 14.9% falling
23 Micronesia (country) 3.4% 2023 up 560.8% volatile
24 Lesotho 3.4% 2023 down 31.1% falling
25 Belarus 3.3% 2023 up 43.3% rising
26 Bhutan 3.3% 2023 up 25.8% falling
26 Moldova 3.3% 2023 up 78.7% volatile
28 Gabon 3.2% 2023 up 84.8% rising
29 Botswana 3.1% 2023 down 17.4% falling
30 Pakistan 3.1% 2023 up 99.4% rising
31 Nigeria 3.1% 2023 up 38.7% volatile
32 Congo 3.1% 2023 up 35.1% falling
32 Nicaragua 3.1% 2023 down 5.5% rising
34 Uruguay 3.0% 2023 up 107.5% rising
35 Dominican Republic 3.0% 2023 up 53.4% rising
36 Kenya 2.9% 2023 down 39.5% falling
37 Ethiopia 2.9% 2021 falling
38 Namibia 2.9% 2023 down 8.0% falling
39 Estonia 2.8% 2023 up 18.4% volatile
40 Latvia 2.8% 2023 up 193.8% volatile
41 Russia 2.8% 2023 up 49.7% volatile
42 Mexico 2.8% 2024 up 62.0% rising
43 Samoa 2.8% 2023 up 40.3% rising
44 Armenia 2.7% 2023 up 43.6% volatile
45 Indonesia 2.7% 2023 down 10.9% falling
46 Montenegro 2.6% 2023 up 2,075.0% volatile
47 Uzbekistan 2.5% 2023 up 44.9% rising
48 Trinidad and Tobago 2.5% 2023 up 16.1% falling
49 Mauritius 2.5% 2023 up 93.8% rising
50 Belize 2.5% 2023 down 9.1% falling
51 Burundi 2.5% 2017 down 32.2% volatile
52 Cameroon 2.5% 2023 down 34.7% rising
53 Hungary 2.4% 2023 up 995.5% volatile
54 Paraguay 2.4% 2023 down 13.9% falling
55 Bulgaria 2.3% 2023 up 285.0% rising
56 Iceland 2.3% 2023 down 30.4% falling
57 Cyprus 2.3% 2023 up 149.1% volatile
58 North Macedonia 2.2% 2023 up 246.2% rising
59 Lithuania 2.2% 2023 up 48.0% volatile
60 Angola 2.2% 2021 down 33.2% volatile
61 Saudi Arabia 2.2% 2023 up 6.9% flat
62 Peru 2.1% 2023 down 20.1% falling
63 Seychelles 2.1% 2021 down 31.4% falling
64 Croatia 2.1% 2023 up 715.4% volatile
65 Slovenia 2.1% 2024 up 1,311.8% volatile
66 United Arab Emirates 2.0% 2023 up 19.4% flat
67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.0% 2023 up 2,985.7% volatile
68 Anguilla 2.0% 2023 up 246.6% volatile
69 Ecuador 2.0% 2023 up 30.1% falling
70 Honduras 2.0% 2023 up 0.5% falling
71 El Salvador 1.9% 2023 down 15.3% rising
72 Panama 1.9% 2023 up 19.9% falling
73 Antigua and Barbuda 1.8% 2023 up 43.7% falling
73 Kuwait 1.8% 2023 up 72.4% rising
75 Jordan 1.8% 2023 up 4.7% falling
76 Portugal 1.8% 2023 up 334.2% volatile
77 Philippines 1.7% 2023 down 10.9% flat
78 India 1.7% 2023 up 71.0% falling
79 Barbados 1.7% 2022 down 11.0% volatile
80 Curacao 1.7% 2022 rising
80 Sweden 1.7% 2023 up 125.3% rising
82 Bangladesh 1.7% 2023 down 12.5% falling
83 Fiji 1.6% 2021 down 41.3% falling
83 Israel 1.6% 2023 up 86.2% rising
85 Brazil 1.6% 2023 up 13.8% falling
85 Greece 1.6% 2023 up 248.9% volatile
88 Guatemala 1.5% 2024 down 15.6% falling
89 Chile 1.5% 2023 down 5.0% falling
90 Austria 1.5% 2023 up 837.5% volatile
90 Romania 1.5% 2022 up 334.4% volatile
92 Brunei 1.5% 2022 up 140.3% rising
92 Montserrat 1.5% 2023 up 547.8% volatile
94 Algeria 1.5% 2022 up 147.9% volatile
95 Poland 1.4% 2023 up 33.0% falling
96 South Africa 1.4% 2021 down 7.1% flat
97 Djibouti 1.4% 2023 up 6.2% flat
97 Saint Lucia 1.4% 2023 up 318.2% volatile
99 Chad 1.4% 2023 down 52.1% volatile
100 Malaysia 1.4% 2023 down 9.3% falling
101 Czechia 1.3% 2023 down 8.3% volatile
101 Singapore 1.3% 2019 up 5.6% rising
101 Slovakia 1.3% 2023 up 5.6% falling
104 United States 1.3% 2023 down 17.1% rising
105 Norway 1.3% 2023 up 20.8% rising
106 Sri Lanka 1.3% 2022 down 55.0% falling
106 Morocco 1.3% 2022 down 28.7% falling
108 Iraq 1.2% 2023 up 69.9% rising
109 Thailand 1.2% 2023 down 29.7% flat
111 Grenada 1.2% 2023 down 19.7% falling
112 Italy 1.2% 2023 up 257.1% volatile
113 Finland 1.2% 2023 up 155.3% falling
114 Colombia 1.1% 2024 down 53.1% falling
114 Nepal 1.1% 2023 down 56.0% falling
116 Bolivia 1.1% 2023 down 36.7% falling
117 Tajikistan 1.1% 2021 up 640.0% volatile
118 Spain 1.1% 2023 up 66.2% volatile
118 Palestine 1.1% 2023 down 42.9% falling
121 Belgium 1.1% 2023 down 5.4% volatile
122 Costa Rica 1.0% 2023 down 31.1% falling
123 Hong Kong 1.0% 2023 down 4.7% rising
124 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.0% 2023 up 28.2% volatile
125 Australia 1.0% 2023 down 34.4% falling
125 Cambodia 1.0% 2023 down 59.1% falling
127 Netherlands 0.9% 2023 up 227.6% volatile
128 Dominica 0.9% 2023 up 840.0% volatile
129 Switzerland 0.9% 2023 up 95.6% volatile
130 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8% 2023 up 7.6% volatile
131 Denmark 0.8% 2023 up 1,283.3% volatile
132 San Marino 0.8% 2023 up 300.0% volatile
133 Canada 0.8% 2023 down 27.5% rising
134 Germany 0.7% 2021 up 121.2% volatile
135 Lebanon 0.7% 2019 down 44.1% falling
136 China 0.7% 2023 down 44.9% falling
137 United Kingdom 0.7% 2023 up 3,400.0% volatile
138 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.7% 2022 volatile
139 Central African Republic 0.6% 2023 up 143.7% volatile
140 France 0.5% 2023 unchanged rising
141 South Korea 0.5% 2022 down 27.3% falling
141 Vanuatu 0.5% 2017 down 81.5% volatile
143 Comoros 0.5% 2022 up 190.4% volatile
144 Macao 0.2% 2023 down 78.9% falling
145 Vietnam -1.0% 2023 down 230.4% volatile
146 Equatorial Guinea -1.2% 2023 down 173.8% volatile

About this data

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
146 places, 2,107 data points, 2001–2024
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Return on assets (%)