Bank return on equity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bank return on equity was 6.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Costa Rica stood at 6.9%.
That represents a change of up 49.2% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Costa Rica peaked at 21.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 129th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -30.7% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -51.6% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -36.4% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -29.0% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +49.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 6.9% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 15.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1163 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,323 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 14.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,421 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 14.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,421 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 14.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,421 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 10.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Costa Rica?
- Bank return on equity in Costa Rica was 6.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bank return on equity?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.