Bank return on equity in Kenya
Kenya: Bank return on equity was 16.7% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Kenya, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Kenya is 16.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 118.4% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Kenya peaked at 26.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 25th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 18.2% | 3.2% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.3% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 7.7% | 16.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 22 Burkina Faso 17.6% compare
- 23 Cameroon 17.2% compare
- 24 Guatemala 17.1% compare
- 26 Turkmenistan 16.7% compare
- 27 Rwanda 16.1% compare
- 28 Gambia, The 16.1% compare
More financial sector data for Kenya
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.03 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.15 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 796.06 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Broad money 37.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 22.4% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 129.3 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,330 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Kenya?
- Bank return on equity in Kenya was 16.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for bank return on equity?
- Kenya ranks 25th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.