South Korea: Return on equity

South Korea: Bank return on equity, in percent, 2000 - 2020:

For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from 2000 to 2020. The average value for South Korea during that period was 9.81 percent with a minimum of 5.97 percent in 2015 and a maximum of 14.59 percent in 2011. The latest value from 2020 is 10.48 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.