Bank Return On Equity

Global Ranking

in percentSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Sierra Leone	86.82	2017	37	21.27
2 ↑	Malawi	53.63	2014	6	44.05
3 ↑	Chad	44.6	2013	54	17.67
4 ↓	Papua New Guinea	42.97	2012	3	48.74
5 ↓	Madagascar	42.64	2019	4	44.84
6 ↑	Guinea	42.21	2020	8	36.31
7 ↑	Samoa	33.32	2006	164
8 ↑	Burundi	32.54	2020	23	24.26
9 ↑	Gambia	31.64	2019	77	14.75
10 ↓	Seychelles	31.51	2019	7	36.44
11 ↓	Nicaragua	31.18	2014	9	32.99
12 ↑	Swaziland	29.33	2014	24	23.99
13 ↑	Pakistan	28.52	2020	22	24.64
14 ↓	Lesotho	28.24	2018	11	27.75
15 ↑	Ghana	27.65	2019	17	25.38
16 ↑	Yemen	27.6	2018	26	23.15
17 ↑	Kazakhstan	26.84	2019	74	14.92
18 ↓	Togo	26.15	2019	15	25.44
19 ↓	Egypt	25.29	2020	10	30.66
20 ↓	Argentina	25.24	2020	5	44.43
21 ↑	Uruguay	25.03	2020	32	21.86
22 ↓	Ivory Coast	24.71	2020	16	25.4
23 ↑	Turkmenistan	23.96	2019	39	20.77
24 ↓	Ethiopia	23.47	2020	12	27.06
25 ↑	Saint Lucia	23.21	2018	45	19.33
26 ↑	Zambia	22.95	2019	122	10.06
27 ↓	South Africa	22.57	2018	21	24.86
28 ↓	Belarus	21.68	2018	14	26.16
29 ↑	Namibia	21.49	2019	35	21.43
30 ↑	Senegal	20.65	2019	46	19.15
31 ↑	Norway	20.12	2020	43	19.58
32 ↓	Gabon	20.03	2019	27	22.96
33 ↓	Tajikistan	19.51	2020	1	92.84
34 ↑	Algeria	19.12	2018	67	15.73
35 ↑	Bangladesh	18.62	2020	44	19.38
36 ↓	Cameroon	18.01	2019	19	24.87
37 ↓	Bolivia	17.95	2018	31	21.9
38 ↑	Honduras	17.73	2019	55	17.55
39 ↑	Burkina Faso	17.57	2019	70	15.54
40 ↑	Botswana	17.39	2019	142	7.52
41	Macao	17.32	2020	41	19.88
42 ↑	Barbados	17.21	2019	100	11.89
43 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	16.81	2019	61	16.15
44 ↑	Niger	16.32	2019	65	15.84
45 ↑	Djibouti	16.17	2019	49	18.71
46 ↑	Chile	16.04	2018	57	16.75
47 ↑	Guatemala	15.95	2020	51	17.85
48 ↑	Belize	15.63	2019	70	15.54
49 ↓	Rwanda	15.47	2020	25	23.48
50 ↓	Haiti	15.39	2019	36	21.39
51 ↑	Liberia	15.16	2019	59	16.23
52 ↓	Kenya	14.94	2020	18	25.37
53 ↑	Denmark	14.88	2019	160	3.93
54 ↓	Guyana	14.64	2020	30	22.25
55 ↑	Mexico	14.19	2019	79	14.56
56 ↑	Colombia	14.17	2018	123	10.02
56 ↓	Paraguay	14.17	2020	40	20.28
58 ↑	Lithuania	14.05	2013	116	10.3
59 ↓	Antigua and Barbuda	14.03	2007	53	17.72
59 ↓	Dominican Republic	14.03	2020	42	19.78
61 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	13.95	2019	94	12.5
62 ↑	Vietnam	13.89	2020	63	15.95
63 ↑	Singapore	13.81	2019	66	15.76
64 ↑	Mongolia	13.38	2019	107	11.05
64 ↓	Macedonia	13.38	2019	50	18.14
66 ↓	Nepal	13.26	2020	38	21.18
67 ↓	Canada	13.2	2020	58	16.69
68 ↑	Cambodia	13.18	2020	80	14.45
68 ↑	Hungary	13.18	2019	78	14.6
70 ↑	Armenia	13.11	2019	113	10.57
71 ↓	Ukraine	13.02	2020	19	24.87
72	Cyprus	12.23	2020	72	15.45
73 ↓	New Zealand	12.08	2020	59	16.23
74 ↑	Albania	12.01	2020	133	8.32
75 ↑	China	11.73	2020	88	13.11
76 ↑	Turkey	11.6	2018	99	12.01
77 ↑	Qatar	11.45	2020	83	14.32
78 ↓	Mali	11.37	2019	56	17.48
79 ↑	South Korea	10.48	2020	104	11.23
80 ↑	Latvia	10.46	2014	103	11.57
81 ↑	Israel	10.34	2020	87	13.2
81 ↓	Jamaica	10.34	2020	52	17.79
83 ↑	Czech Republic	10.06	2019	105	11.15
84 ↓	Nigeria	9.66	2018	68	15.72
85 ↑	Ireland	9.61	2018	136	7.9
86 ↑	Indonesia	9.51	2020	92	12.61
86 ↓	Benin	9.51	2019	76	14.77
88 ↓	Zimbabwe	9.45	2020	2	72.28
89 ↑	Russia	9.43	2020	108	10.73
90 ↓	Morocco	9.27	2020	86	13.55
91 ↓	Ecuador	9.23	2020	28	22.92
92 ↑	Bulgaria	9.02	2015	152	5.67
92 ↑	El Salvador	9.02	2020	125	9.83
94 ↓	Hong Kong	9	2020	81	14.35
94 ↑	Bermuda	9	2020	97	12.08
96	Sri Lanka	8.84	2020	96	12.19
97 ↑	Venezuela	8.81	2020	119	10.12
98 ↓	Azerbaijan	8.76	2020	69	15.59
99 ↑	Switzerland	8.68	2020	130	8.63
100 ↓	Georgia	8.63	2020	48	19.02
101 ↓	Moldova	8.52	2020	62	15.96
102 ↓	United States	8.38	2020	82	14.34
103 ↑	Serbia	8.33	2020	137	7.81
104 ↑	Costa Rica	8.32	2020	115	10.42
105 ↓	Saudi Arabia	8.29	2020	93	12.57
106 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	8.02	2020	140	7.57
107 ↑	Italy	7.87	2020	129	8.77
108 ↑	France	7.84	2020	120	10.08
109 ↑	Montenegro	7.79	2019	150	5.99
110 ↓	Panama	7.73	2020	85	14.18
111 ↑	Germany	7.66	2020	141	7.54
112 ↓	Fiji	7.65	2020	47	19.03
113 ↑	Taiwan	7.54	2018	132	8.45
114 ↑	Austria	7.33	2020	124	9.9
115 ↑	Slovakia	7.05	2019	144	7.36
116 ↑	Syria	7.02	2018	168	-3.38
117 ↓	Maldives	6.95	2020	33	21.82
117 ↓	Jordan	6.95	2020	101	11.75
119 ↓	Brazil	6.74	2020	73	15
120 ↓	Andorra	6.73	2020	118	10.16
121 ↓	Uzbekistan	6.63	2020	98	12.05
122 ↑	Sweden	6.6	2020	134	8.08
123 ↓	Oman	6.43	2020	112	10.66
124 ↑	Monaco	6.39	2002	139	7.67
125 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.38	2020	117	10.28
126 ↓	Malta	6.28	2020	102	11.74
127 ↓	Slovenia	6.27	2020	114	10.52
128 ↑	Iceland	6.1	2020	146	6.95
129 ↑	Malaysia	5.99	2020	138	7.76
130 ↓	United Arab Emirates	5.58	2020	95	12.4
131 ↑	Belgium	5.48	2020	143	7.46
132 ↑	Thailand	5.16	2020	145	6.96
132 ↑	Tanzania	5.16	2020	156	4.99
134 ↓	Philippines	4.66	2020	131	8.61
135 ↓	Croatia	4.65	2020	111	10.67
136 ↑	Sudan	4.37	2012	148	6.17
137 ↓	Bahrain	4.18	2020	127	9.31
138 ↓	Laos	4.17	2020	90	13.04
139 ↑	Cape Verde	4.04	2018	151	5.91
140 ↓	Kuwait	4.03	2020	127	9.31
141 ↑	Japan	3.96	2020	158	4.53
142 ↓	Uganda	3.76	2020	13	26.67
143 ↑	Estonia	3.72	2020	155	5.03
144 ↑	Mauritania	3.59	2020	162	1.48
145 ↑	Mozambique	3.45	2020	147	6.37
146 ↓	Afghanistan	3.41	2020	110	10.7
147 ↑	Romania	3.31	2020	167	-2.91
147 ↑	Finland	3.31	2020	159	4.2
149	United Kingdom	3.26	2020	149	6.06
150 ↑	Poland	3.24	2020	153	5.3
151 ↑	Luxembourg	2.93	2020	161	1.92
152 ↑	Mauritius	2.89	2020	154	5.08
153 ↓	Suriname	2.71	2018	63	15.95
154 ↑	India	2.53	2020	157	4.72
155 ↑	Spain	2.48	2018	170	-116.93
156 ↓	Peru	2.47	2020	34	21.71
157 ↓	Tunisia	2.27	2020	109	10.72
158 ↓	Libya	1.5	2019	135	8.05
159 ↓	Portugal	1.19	2020	120	10.08
160 ↓	Iraq	0.71	2020	106	11.11
161 ↑	Australia	0.59	2020	169	-11.68
162 ↑	Netherlands	0.31	2020	163	0.91
162 ↓	Lebanon	0.31	2020	91	12.71
164	North Korea	0	2001	164	0
165 ↓	Bahamas	-0.1	2020	89	13.05
166	San Marino	-1.76	2013	166	-0.61
167 ↓	Bhutan	-4.48	2020	84	14.23
168 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-7.03	2020	75	14.88
169 ↓	Angola	-16.61	2020	29	22.91
170 ↓	Greece	-27.79	2014	126	9.54

Definition of Bank Return On Equity

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.