United Kingdom (2025)
0.683
% of average assets, pre-tax
-0.007pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.007pp
percentage points
Trend
down
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 0.683 -0.007pp
2024 0.69 +0.045pp
2023 0.645 +0.105pp
2022 0.54 +0.038pp
2021 0.502 +0.287pp
2020 0.215 -0.132pp
2019 0.347 -0.157pp
2018 0.504 +0.177pp
2017 0.327 +0.165pp
2016 0.162 +0.015pp
2015 0.147 +0.012pp
2014 0.135 +0.153pp
2013 -0.018 -0.037pp
2012 0.019 -0.146pp
2011 0.165 +0.097pp
2010 0.068 +0.037pp
2009 0.031 -0.277pp
2008 0.308 n/a
2005 0.949 n/a

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 0.683 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2025. The latest change was -0.007pp. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from -0.018 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2013 to 0.949 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2005.

This page tracks the banking sector return on assets (ROA) in United Kingdom. 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. 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 0.949 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of -0.018 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2013. The latest reading is 0.683 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2025. The latest change was -0.007pp.