Bank return on equity in Haiti
Haiti: Bank return on equity was 18.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Haiti, 2004–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Haiti stood at 18.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Haiti peaked at 49.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2004.
That places Haiti 20th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank return on equity in Haiti, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.4% | — |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +35.5% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +65.9% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +59.9% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +43.8% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -65.0% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +28.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 10.4% | 24.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 17.3% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 14.0% | 18.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 17 Malawi 19.1% compare
- 18 Mozambique 18.3% compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 18.2% compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 17.6% compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 17.6% compare
- 23 Cameroon 17.2% compare
More financial sector data for Haiti
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 44,965 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.04 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 185.66 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.23 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.29 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 208.09 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Haiti?
- Bank return on equity in Haiti was 18.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2004.
- How does Haiti rank for bank return on equity?
- Haiti ranks 20th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.