Return on assets (%) by country
Countries reporting
157
Highest
8.8%
Malawi
Lowest
-1.2%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
1.9%
Years covered
25
2001–2025
Data points
2,442
What the numbers show
Return on assets (%) is currently reported for 157 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 110 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 2,945.3%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 174.2%).
Return on assets: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 8.8% | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 2 | Ukraine | 5.9% | 2024 | up 238.9% | 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 95.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Rwanda | 5.2% | 2024 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 7 | Guinea | 5.2% | 2024 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 5.1% | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Iraq | 5.1% | 2024 | up 594.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Ghana | 5.0% | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 11 | Maldives | 4.9% | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.8% | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Gambia | 4.7% | 2022 | up 146.3% | falling |
| 14 | Madagascar | 4.5% | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 15 | Armenia | 4.3% | 2024 | up 329.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Kenya | 4.2% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 17 | Uganda | 4.1% | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 4.0% | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 19 | Georgia | 3.9% | 2025 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Botswana | 3.9% | 2024 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.8% | 2025 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Uruguay | 3.7% | 2024 | up 156.8% | rising |
| 23 | Belarus | 3.5% | 2024 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 24 | Nigeria | 3.5% | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 25 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.5% | 2022 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 26 | Eswatini | 3.4% | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 3.4% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 28 | Angola | 3.3% | 2024 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 3.3% | 2024 | up 42.2% | falling |
| 30 | Mozambique | 3.3% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 3.3% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 32 | Lesotho | 3.2% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 33 | Gabon | 3.2% | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 34 | Congo | 3.1% | 2023 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 35 | Seychelles | 3.1% | 2024 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 36 | Samoa | 3.0% | 2024 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 37 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3.0% | 2024 | up 491.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Belize | 3.0% | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 2.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 40 | Moldova | 2.8% | 2024 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Republic of Moldova | 2.8% | 2024 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Russia | 2.8% | 2023 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 2.8% | 2023 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Turkey | 2.8% | 2024 | up 64.1% | flat |
| 44 | Türkiye | 2.8% | 2024 | up 64.1% | flat |
| 46 | Mexico | 2.8% | 2024 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 2.7% | 2024 | up 228.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 2.7% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 49 | Pakistan | 2.7% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.7% | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Mongolia | 2.7% | 2025 | up 253.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Kosovo | 2.6% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritius | 2.6% | 2024 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 2.6% | 2024 | up 177.1% | rising |
| 55 | Tonga | 2.6% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 2.5% | 2025 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 57 | Estonia | 2.5% | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Burundi | 2.5% | 2017 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 2.5% | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 60 | Cameroon | 2.4% | 2023 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 61 | Latvia | 2.4% | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 2.4% | 2024 | up 208.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Bhutan | 2.4% | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 64 | Peru | 2.4% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 2.3% | 2024 | up 175.4% | rising |
| 66 | Cyprus | 2.3% | 2024 | up 462.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Croatia | 2.3% | 2024 | up 255.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Iceland | 2.3% | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.2% | 2024 | up 191.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 2.2% | 2024 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 71 | Albania | 2.2% | 2024 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 73 | South Africa | 2.1% | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 74 | Colombia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 75 | Slovenia | 2.1% | 2024 | up 1,322.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Panama | 2.0% | 2025 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 77 | Lithuania | 2.0% | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Jordan | 2.0% | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 79 | Portugal | 1.9% | 2024 | up 240.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Israel | 1.8% | 2024 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 81 | Kuwait | 1.8% | 2025 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 82 | Poland | 1.8% | 2025 | up 121.7% | flat |
| 83 | El Salvador | 1.8% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 84 | Brazil | 1.8% | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 85 | India | 1.8% | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 86 | Anguilla | 1.8% | 2024 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Djibouti | 1.8% | 2024 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 88 | Philippines | 1.7% | 2024 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 89 | Curacao | 1.7% | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 89 | Curaçao | 1.7% | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 91 | Barbados | 1.7% | 2022 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Honduras | 1.7% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 93 | Chile | 1.7% | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 94 | Romania | 1.7% | 2024 | up 227.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Greece | 1.7% | 2024 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Malta | 1.7% | 2024 | up 50.8% | falling |
| 97 | Fiji | 1.6% | 2021 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 98 | Saint Lucia | 1.6% | 2024 | up 388.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Morocco | 1.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 100 | Montserrat | 1.5% | 2024 | up 569.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Ecuador | 1.5% | 2025 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 102 | Algeria | 1.5% | 2024 | up 211.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Brunei | 1.5% | 2022 | up 141.5% | rising |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.5% | 2022 | up 141.5% | rising |
| 105 | Slovakia | 1.5% | 2024 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 106 | Malaysia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 1.4% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 108 | Vietnam | 1.4% | 2024 | up 218.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 1.4% | 2024 | up 218.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Italy | 1.4% | 2024 | up 826.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Sweden | 1.4% | 2024 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.4% | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 113 | Czechia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 1.4% | 2024 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 115 | Chad | 1.4% | 2023 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.4% | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Guatemala | 1.4% | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 118 | Thailand | 1.3% | 2024 | down 21.2% | flat |
| 119 | United States | 1.3% | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 120 | Ireland | 1.3% | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Singapore | 1.3% | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 122 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.3% | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 123 | Nepal | 1.3% | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 124 | Spain | 1.3% | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Finland | 1.3% | 2024 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 126 | Austria | 1.2% | 2024 | up 2,945.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Norway | 1.2% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 1.2% | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 129 | Luxembourg | 1.2% | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 130 | Cambodia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 131 | Grenada | 1.2% | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 1.1% | 2021 | up 641.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Dominica | 1.1% | 2024 | up 986.3% | volatile |
| 134 | State of Palestine | 1.1% | 2023 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 135 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.1% | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1,275.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Australia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 139 | San Marino | 0.9% | 2025 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.9% | 2025 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Canada | 0.8% | 2024 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 142 | South Korea | 0.8% | 2023 | up 135.4% | flat |
| 142 | Republic of Korea | 0.8% | 2023 | up 135.4% | flat |
| 144 | Lebanon | 0.7% | 2019 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 145 | United Kingdom | 0.7% | 2024 | up 410.7% | volatile |
| 145 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7% | 2024 | up 410.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Liechtenstein | 0.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 148 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.6% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 149 | China | 0.6% | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 150 | Switzerland | 0.6% | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 0.6% | 2023 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Germany | 0.6% | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Somalia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 154 | France | 0.6% | 2024 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 0.5% | 2017 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Comoros | 0.5% | 2022 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.2% | 2023 | down 174.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.