{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sa-bank-return-on-assets","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-bank-return-on-assets","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-bank-return-on-assets/","title":"Saudi Arabia Bank Return on Assets (ROA) (2025)","description":"Saudi Arabia's Bank Return on Assets (ROA): 2.3 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. IMF FSI (ROA_CFSI_PT), 2009–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","IMF Financial Soundness Indicators","Saudi Arabia","2025"],"publisher":"IMF Financial Soundness Indicators","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Saudi Arabia","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of average assets, pre-tax","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Saudi Arabia 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":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Saudi Arabia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Saudi Arabia (2025)","value":"2.3","unit":"% of average assets, pre-tax","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Saudi Arabia Bank Return on Assets (ROA)"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":1.973437529176703},{"period":"2010","value":1.958084720381792},{"period":"2011","value":2.137021298642589},{"period":"2012","value":2.126397598595757},{"period":"2013","value":2.032284029497052},{"period":"2014","value":2.006066730076282},{"period":"2015","value":1.956853227220191},{"period":"2016","value":1.813173021834073},{"period":"2017","value":1.950344833130155},{"period":"2018","value":2.104921432627826},{"period":"2019","value":2.115333589120821},{"period":"2020","value":1.476667631868734},{"period":"2021","value":1.858043105408747},{"period":"2022","value":2.016116158188213},{"period":"2023","value":2.171192903210602},{"period":"2024","value":2.217108445724706},{"period":"2025","value":2.257036257329763}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of average assets, pre-tax"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the banking sector return on assets (ROA) in Saudi Arabia 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 2009–2025 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2.3 % of average assets, pre-tax in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.5 in 2020. The latest reading of 2.3 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}