Return on assets in China
China: Return on assets was 0.6% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Return on assets in China, 2010β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, return on assets in China stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, return on assets in China peaked at 1.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2024.
China ranks 139th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 136 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7% compare
- 137 Liechtenstein 0.7% compare
- 138 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.6% compare
- 140 Switzerland 0.6% compare
- 141 Germany 0.6% compare
- 142 Somalia 0.6% compare
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is return on assets in China?
- Return on assets in China was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest return on assets recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest return on assets recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- How does China rank for return on assets?
- China ranks 139th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is return on assets rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Return on assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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