Saint Lucia: Return on equity

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 Saint Lucia

Bank return on equity, in percent

 Latest value 23.13
 Year 2018
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2010 - 2018
 Average 1.28
 Min - Max -35.26 - 23.13
 Source Bankscope
The latest value from 2018 is 23.13 percent, an increase from 19.33 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 15.47 percent, based on data from 159 countries. Historically, the average for Saint Lucia from 2010 to 2018 is 1.28 percent. The minimum value, -35.26 percent, was reached in 2012 while the maximum of 23.13 percent was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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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