Return on equity - Country rankings
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Bank return on equity, in percent, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 27 countries was 8.18 percent. The highest value was in Romania: 14.86 percent and the lowest value was in Greece: -15.65 percent. The indicator is available from 1999 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: Bankscope
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| Countries | Return on equity, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 14.86 | 1 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 13.67 | 2 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 12.98 | 3 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Finland | 11.67 | 4 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Slovenia | 11.45 | 5 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 11.43 | 6 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Czechia | 11.21 | 7 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Slovakia | 10.52 | 8 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 10.45 | 9 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 10.37 | 10 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Italy | 10.14 | 11 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Denmark | 10.06 | 12 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Austria | 9.94 | 13 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Belgium | 9.35 | 14 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Estonia | 9.26 | 15 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Netherlands | 8.83 | 16 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Poland | 7.81 | 17 | 2000 - 2021 |
| France | 7.42 | 18 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Luxembourg | 7.37 | 19 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 7.26 | 20 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Ireland | 7.02 | 21 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Malta | 6.78 | 22 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 6.56 | 23 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Spain | 5.88 | 24 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Germany | 2.62 | 25 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Cyprus | 1.69 | 26 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Greece | -15.65 | 27 | 2005 - 2021 |
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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