In 2023, Kwangju Bank in South Korea recorded a return on assets (ROA) ratio of approximately **** percent, the highest among all domestic banks in the country. Jeonbuk Bank followed closely with an ROA of around **** percent.
Return on assets (ROA) measures the profitability of a company in relation to its total assets and is calculated by dividing the net income by average total assets.
Includes nationwide commercial banks (KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Woori Bank, Hana Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Korea, Citibank Korea), regional banks (Kyongnam Bank, Kwangju Bank, Daegu Bank, Busan Bank, Jeonbuk Bank, Jeju Bank), digital banks (K Bank, Kakao Bank), and specialized banks established by the government (Nonghyup Bank, Suhyup Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, Korea Development Bank, Export-Import Bank of Korea). Foreign bank branches were excluded.
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Financial Supervisory Service. (March 11, 2025). Leading banks in South Korea in 2023, by return on assets [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240031/south-korea-leading-banks-by-roa/
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