Bank return on equity in Bhutan
Bhutan: Bank return on equity was 9.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on equity in Bhutan, 2014–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 9.0% for bank return on equity in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 417.2% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Bhutan ranks 100th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank return on equity in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.8% | — |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | -2.8% | -126.0% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -417.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.9% | 14.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | -2.8% | 9.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Bhutan
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 19.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2282 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,025 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,064 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 20.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,094 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 20.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,094 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 871.63 million SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Bhutan?
- Bank return on equity in Bhutan was 9.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.8% in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for bank return on equity?
- Bhutan ranks 100th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.