Bank return on equity in Jordan
Jordan: Bank return on equity was 6.1% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Jordan, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Jordan is 6.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 142.3% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Jordan peaked at 12.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 137th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 4.9% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.5% | 6.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Jordan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 4,117 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7699 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 82.00 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 11.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 11.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 19.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 19.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,678 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Jordan?
- Bank return on equity in Jordan was 6.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for bank return on equity?
- Jordan ranks 137th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.