Bank return on equity in Algeria
Algeria: Bank return on equity was 8.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Algeria, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Algeria is 8.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Algeria peaked at 18.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2001.
Algeria ranks 114th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 3.0% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 8.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More financial sector data for Algeria
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 600,182 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 99.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 195.30 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 17.80 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 34.63 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 38.30 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 56.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 38.30 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 807.43 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Algeria?
- Bank return on equity in Algeria was 8.3% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2001.
- How does Algeria rank for bank return on equity?
- Algeria ranks 114th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on equity (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[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.