Iceland: Return on equity

For that indicator, we provide data for Iceland from 2001 to 2021. The average value for Iceland during that period was 13.85 percent with a minimum of 5.81 percent in 2011 and a maximum of 27.16 percent in 2010. The latest value from 2021 is 15.05 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2021 based on 136 countries is 13.44 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.