Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Curacao
Curacao: Bank return on equity (%, after tax) was 8.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Curacao, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Curacao stood at 8.7%.
That represents a change of up 117.7% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Curacao peaked at 27.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 2017.
Curacao ranks 106th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -42.6% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +191.0% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -27.7% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | -1.4% | -113.4% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -1214.6% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -68.3% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +117.7% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 8.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 100% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 8.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.7%, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1214.6% | -1.4% | 15.2% |
| 2005 | +191.0% | 9.5% | 27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 9.5% | 27.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | -1.4% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 4.0% | 8.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More financial sector data for Curacao
- Net migration, annual growth rate -8.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration 470 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.79 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 133.65 base year varies by country (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 3.3% (2024)
- GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserve assets 1.32 billion US dollar (2021)
- Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none (2017)
- Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 7.43 billion US dollar (2021)
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Curacao?
- Bank return on equity in Curacao was 8.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 2017.
- How does Curacao rank for bank return on equity?
- Curacao ranks 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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.