United Kingdom (2025)
0.7
% of average assets, pre-tax
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
19
years of data

Data

United Kingdom Bank Return on Assets (ROA) (2025) — source data. IMF Financial Soundness Indicators.
Year % of average assets, pre-tax Change
2025 0.7 unchanged
2024 0.7 +0.1pp
2023 0.6 +0.1pp
2022 0.5 unchanged
2021 0.5 +0.3pp
2020 0.2 -0.1pp
2019 0.3 -0.2pp
2018 0.5 +0.2pp
2017 0.3 +0.1pp
2016 0.2 +0.1pp
2015 0.1 unchanged
2014 0.1 +0.1pp
2013 unchanged unchanged
2012 0 -0.2pp
2011 0.2 +0.1pp
2010 0.1 +0.1pp
2009 0 -0.3pp
2008 0.3 n/a
2005 0.9 n/a

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 0.7 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from -0 in 2013 to 0.9 in 2005.

This page tracks the banking sector return on assets (ROA) in United Kingdom 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 Kingdom 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 2025. IMF Financial Soundness Indicators typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (19 observations).

The series peaked at 0.9 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of -0 in 2013. The latest reading of 0.7 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period.