United Arab Emirates (2024)
2.2
% of average assets, pre-tax
+0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
16
years of data

Data

United Arab Emirates Bank Return on Assets (ROA) (2024) — source data. IMF Financial Soundness Indicators.
Year % of average assets, pre-tax YoY Change
2024 2.2 +0.2pp
2023 2 +0.5pp
2022 1.5 +0.3pp
2021 1.2 +0.5pp
2020 0.7 -0.9pp
2019 1.6 +0.1pp
2018 1.5 unchanged
2017 1.5 +0.1pp
2016 1.4 -0.2pp
2015 1.6 -0.3pp
2014 1.9 +0.2pp
2013 1.7 +0.2pp
2012 1.5 -0.1pp
2011 1.6 +0.1pp
2010 1.5 +0.2pp
2009 1.3 n/a

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 2.2 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2024. The latest change was +0.2pp. Across 2009–2024 the series ranges from 0.7 in 2020 to 2.2 in 2024.

This page tracks the banking sector return on assets (ROA) in United Arab Emirates from 2000 to present. ROA measures how efficiently banks generate profit from their asset base, independent of leverage.

Data sourced from IMF Financial Soundness Indicators via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the banking sector return on assets (ROA) in United Arab Emirates from 2000 to present. ROA measures how efficiently banks generate profit from their asset base, independent of leverage. It is published by IMF Financial Soundness Indicators and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. IMF Financial Soundness Indicators typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2024 (16 observations).

The series peaked at 2.2 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.7 in 2020. The latest reading of 2.2 in 2024 represents a change of +0.2pp.