Burkina Faso: Return on equity

The latest value from 2020 is 19.11 percent, an increase from 17.57 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 11.01 percent, based on data from 150 countries. Historically, the average for Burkina Faso from 2000 to 2020 is 20.18 percent. The minimum value, -13.54 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 39.6 percent was recorded in 2002. 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.