Return on assets in United States
United States: Return on assets was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Return on assets in United States, 2009–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for return on assets in United States is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, return on assets in United States peaked at 1.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2009.
That places United States 119th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Return on assets in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.2% | — |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +304.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +40.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +63.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 92% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Return on assets in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +304.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More development goals data for United States
- Red List Index 0.8221 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4084 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 197 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 195 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 102 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 89 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20,024 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is return on assets in United States?
- Return on assets in United States was 1.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest return on assets recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest return on assets recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2009.
- How does United States rank for return on assets?
- United States ranks 119th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is return on assets rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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