Antigua and Barbuda: Return on equity

The latest value from 2007 is 14.03 percent, a decline from 17.72 percent in 2006. In comparison, the world average is 22.98 percent, based on data from 143 countries. Historically, the average for Antigua and Barbuda from 2000 to 2007 is 15.82 percent. The minimum value, 2.68 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 22.87 percent was recorded in 2004. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Commercial banks’ pre-tax income to yearly averaged equity. The numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.