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South Africa - Bank Return on Assets 2.1

IMF Financial Soundness Indicators · updated 2026-10-03 · 154 economies tracked

Latest value

2.1 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 154 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 2008

1.38×

Ranking Race — Bank Return on Assets

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#145200120062011201620212025#32#632022 overtook Somalia, Federal Republic of2024 overtook Lithuania
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #32 to #63 (overtook Somalia, Federal Republic of). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for South Africa ↓

Key Events — South Africa

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Global crisis recession curated

First recession in 17 years.

2010
Fell 27 places in global rank auto
2015
Credit rating downgrades curated

Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.

2020
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Deepest contraction in a century.

2021
Climbed 31 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Somalia, Federal Republic of in global rank auto
2023
Fell 17 places in global rank auto

Bank Return on Assets, 2008-2024

IMF Financial Soundness Indicators · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200820132018202320240.681.151.622.1
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