Netherlands vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Bank return on equity

Netherlands
8.8%
in 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
8.4%
in 2021
Netherlands rank
128th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
129th

Bank return on equity over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-40-2002040200020102021

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 8.8% against 8.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Netherlands ranks 128th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 129th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 5.0% 14.6% 9.6% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 9.1% 3.6% 5.5% Netherlands
2020s 6.6% 6.1% 0.5% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank return on equity, Netherlands or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Netherlands, at 8.8% against 8.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank return on equity between Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for bank return on equity?
Netherlands ranks 128th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 129th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as Bank return on equity (%, before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Netherlands vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Bank return on equity. Statizoid, drawing on Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/bank-return-on-equity-percent-before-tax/netherlands/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/bank-return-on-equity-percent-before-tax/netherlands/united-kingdom/">Netherlands vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Bank return on equity</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Bank return on equity (%, before tax)
Unit
%, before tax
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 3,215 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[t-1])/2). 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.