Which has higher bank return on equity, Uganda or United States of America?

United States of America, at 15.8% against 15.1% in Uganda as of 2021.

What is the difference in bank return on equity between Uganda and United States of America?

0.7%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United States of America?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Uganda vs United States of America: Bank return on equity

Uganda

15.1%

in 2021

United States of America

15.8%

in 2021

Uganda rank

59th

United States of America rank

56th

Bank return on equity over time

Uganda
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 15.8% against 15.1% in Uganda, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.

Uganda ranks 59th and United States of America ranks 56th of 168 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	49.8%	15.5%	34.3%	Uganda
2010s	22.4%	13.1%	9.3%	Uganda
2020s	15.3%	12.1%	3.2%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank return on equity, Uganda or United States of America?: United States of America, at 15.8% against 15.1% in Uganda as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank return on equity between Uganda and United States of America?: 0.7%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Uganda and United States of America rank globally for bank return on equity?: Uganda ranks 59th and United States of America ranks 56th 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.

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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: 04 September 2026

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.