Return on equity - Country rankings
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Bank return on equity, in percent, 2021 - Country rankings:
The average for 2021 based on 21 countries was 22.1 percent.The highest value was in Zambia: 46.36 percent and the lowest value was in Lesotho: 7.23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 46.36 | 1 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Ghana | 32.2 | 2 | 2006 - 2021 |
| Burundi | 29.01 | 3 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Malawi | 28.69 | 4 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | 26.5 | 5 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Angola | 26.2 | 6 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Liberia | 25.89 | 7 | 2015 - 2021 |
| Mozambique | 24.87 | 8 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Rwanda | 23.23 | 9 | 2002 - 2021 |
| Tanzania | 22.87 | 10 | 2005 - 2021 |
| Kenya | 21.83 | 11 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Ivory Coast | 21.01 | 12 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Namibia | 20.84 | 13 | 2006 - 2021 |
| Botswana | 20.07 | 14 | 2000 - 2021 |
| South Africa | 17.56 | 15 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Cape Verde | 16.49 | 16 | 2009 - 2021 |
| Ethiopia | 15.84 | 17 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Uganda | 15.1 | 18 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Nigeria | 12.63 | 19 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Mauritius | 9.74 | 20 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Lesotho | 7.23 | 21 | 2001 - 2021 |
Economic outlook around the world
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.
46.36
32.20
29.01
28.69
26.50
26.20
25.89
24.87
23.23
22.87
21.83
21.01
20.84
20.07
17.56
16.49
15.84
15.10
12.63
9.74
7.23
0
11.6
23.2
34.8
46.36
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