{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-bank-return-on-assets","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-bank-return-on-assets","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-bank-return-on-assets/","title":"United Kingdom Bank Return on Assets (ROA) (2025)","description":"United Kingdom's Bank Return on Assets (ROA): 0.7 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2025, unchanged YoY. IMF FSI (ROA_CFSI_PT), 2005–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","IMF Financial Soundness Indicators","United Kingdom","2025"],"publisher":"IMF Financial Soundness Indicators","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of average assets, pre-tax","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"United Kingdom Bank Return on Assets (ROA)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"IMF Financial Soundness Indicators","url":"https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA:FSIC"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2025)","value":"0.7","unit":"% of average assets, pre-tax","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Kingdom Bank Return on Assets (ROA)"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":0.9491621720221298},{"period":"2008","value":0.307910579187623},{"period":"2009","value":0.03134462145707767},{"period":"2010","value":0.06758268910713373},{"period":"2011","value":0.1651694953538473},{"period":"2012","value":0.01851662465551806},{"period":"2013","value":-0.0182122455804481},{"period":"2014","value":0.1352324936590799},{"period":"2015","value":0.1467703337321152},{"period":"2016","value":0.161798449223265},{"period":"2017","value":0.3269251369105269},{"period":"2018","value":0.5042232377702887},{"period":"2019","value":0.3468858758664606},{"period":"2020","value":0.2151928758950028},{"period":"2021","value":0.5017760359000812},{"period":"2022","value":0.5402884605240337},{"period":"2023","value":0.6445691821277296},{"period":"2024","value":0.6903627818998053},{"period":"2025","value":0.6832563534917842}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of average assets, pre-tax"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"0.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"0.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"0.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"0.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"-0.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"0.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"0.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"0.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"0.3","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2005","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}