Bank return on equity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank return on equity was 8.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in El Salvador is 8.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 40.8% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in El Salvador peaked at 15.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2009.
El Salvador ranks 113th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +56.3% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -54.9% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +112.0% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +70.6% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -55.9% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +40.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 4.0% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 4.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,882 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6732 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.03 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 185.32 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.51 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 552.09 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in El Salvador?
- Bank return on equity in El Salvador was 8.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for bank return on equity?
- El Salvador ranks 113th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.