South Korea (2023)
0.8
% of average assets, pre-tax
+0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
15
years of data

Data

South Korea Bank Return on Assets (ROA) (2023) — source data. IMF Financial Soundness Indicators.
Year % of average assets, pre-tax YoY Change
2023 0.8 +0.3pp
2022 0.5 -0.2pp
2021 0.7 unchanged
2020 0.7 unchanged
2019 0.7 -0.1pp
2018 0.8 +0.1pp
2017 0.7 +0.3pp
2016 0.4 -0.1pp
2015 0.5 unchanged
2014 0.5 +0.2pp
2013 0.3 -0.4pp
2012 0.7 -0.3pp
2011 1 +0.3pp
2010 0.7 +0.1pp
2009 0.6 n/a

About this Dataset

South Korea recorded 0.8 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2023. The latest change was +0.3pp. Across 2009–2023 the series ranges from 0.3 in 2013 to 1 in 2011.

This page tracks the banking sector return on assets (ROA) in South Korea 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 South Korea 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 2023. IMF Financial Soundness Indicators typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2023 (15 observations).

The series peaked at 1 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2011 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.3 in 2013. The latest reading of 0.8 in 2023 represents a change of +0.3pp.