Swaziland: Return on equity

The latest value from 2019 is 29.64 percent, an increase from 22.86 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 16.05 percent, based on data from 159 countries. Historically, the average for Swaziland from 2003 to 2019 is 27.24 percent. The minimum value, 14.39 percent, was reached in 2006 while the maximum of 43.37 percent was recorded in 2003. See the global rankings or world map 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.