Egypt: Return on equity

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 Egypt

Bank return on equity, in percent

 Latest value 27.97
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2021
 Average 20.89
 Min - Max 7.93 - 34.41
 Source Bankscope
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The latest value from 2021 is 27.97 percent, an increase from 25.12 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 13.44 percent, based on data from 136 countries. Historically, the average for Egypt from 2000 to 2021 is 20.89 percent. The minimum value, 7.93 percent, was reached in 2003 while the maximum of 34.41 percent was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Egypt: Return on equity
 2021 27.97
 2020 25.12
 2019 32.12
 2018 27.44
 2017 30.92
 2016 34.41
 2015 33.74
 2014 30.25




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.

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