Iceland: Return on equity

Iceland: Bank return on equity, in percent, 2001 - 2020:

For that indicator, we provide data for Iceland from 2001 to 2020. The average value for Iceland during that period was 13.47 percent with a minimum of 5.81 percent in 2011 and a maximum of 27.16 percent in 2010. The latest value from 2020 is 6.1 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 125 countries is 9.84 percent. 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.