Bank return on equity in Brazil
Brazil: Bank return on equity was 13.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Brazil stood at 13.2%.
The figure is up 42.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Brazil peaked at 26.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2012.
That places Brazil 47th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 8.5% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 5.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.3% | 13.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4431 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0993 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,064 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.162 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,147 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,230 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,229 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 261.56 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Brazil?
- Bank return on equity in Brazil was 13.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for bank return on equity?
- Brazil ranks 47th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.