Bank return on equity in Guatemala
Guatemala: Bank return on equity was 17.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Guatemala, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Guatemala stood at 17.1%.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Guatemala peaked at 22.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2002.
Guatemala ranks 24th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 8.6% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 14.1% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.3% | 17.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Guatemala
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 24.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1784 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,177 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 23.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,208 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,280 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,279 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 23.90 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Guatemala?
- Bank return on equity in Guatemala was 17.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2002.
- How does Guatemala rank for bank return on equity?
- Guatemala ranks 24th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.