Nigeria (2025)
2.3
% of average assets, pre-tax
-1.2pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
19
years of data

Data

Nigeria Bank Return on Assets (ROA) (2025) — source data. IMF Financial Soundness Indicators.
Year % of average assets, pre-tax YoY Change
2025 2.3 -1.2pp
2024 3.5 +0.4pp
2023 3.1 +1.7pp
2022 1.4 unchanged
2021 1.4 -0.8pp
2020 2.2 -0.3pp
2019 2.5 +0.5pp
2018 2 -0.4pp
2017 2.4 +1.1pp
2016 1.3 -1.2pp
2015 2.5 unchanged
2014 2.5 +0.2pp
2013 2.3 -0.1pp
2012 2.4 +2.1pp
2011 0.3 -3.8pp
2010 4.1 +12.9pp
2009 -8.8 -13.1pp
2008 4.3 -4.9pp
2007 9.2 n/a

About this Dataset

Nigeria recorded 2.3 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2025. The latest change was -1.2pp. Across 2007–2025 the series ranges from -8.8 in 2009 to 9.2 in 2007.

This page tracks the banking sector return on assets (ROA) in Nigeria 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 Nigeria 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 2007–2025 (19 observations).

The series peaked at 9.2 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of -8.8 in 2009. The latest reading of 2.3 in 2025 represents a change of -1.2pp.