Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Gabon
Gabon: Bank return on equity (%, after tax) was 12.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Gabon, 2004–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 12.4% for bank return on equity in 2019.
That represents a change of down 28.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Gabon peaked at 27.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2010.
That places Gabon 56th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.1% | — |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +80.3% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -80.2% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +700.8% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -32.7% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -54.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +92.6% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -28.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 12.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 12.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 79% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +700.8% | 3.4% | 27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 9.1% | 24.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 3.4% | 27.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More financial sector data for Gabon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.79 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Gabon?
- Bank return on equity in Gabon was 12.4% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for bank return on equity?
- Gabon ranks 56th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.