Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Bank return on equity (%, after tax) 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.
Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +47.6% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +19.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 17.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 17.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.7%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More financial sector data for Guatemala
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.