Bank return on equity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Bank return on equity was 8.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Bangladesh stood at 8.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Bangladesh peaked at 33.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2016.
Bangladesh ranks 105th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.1% | — |
| 2001 | 27.5% | +52.3% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -43.6% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +68.8% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -37.5% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -56.6% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +108.2% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -33.7% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -36.5% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 16.5% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 6.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 29.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 99.66 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 25.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 110.38 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 118.71 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 118.71 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 27.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Bangladesh?
- Bank return on equity in Bangladesh was 8.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for bank return on equity?
- Bangladesh ranks 105th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.