Bank return on equity in Korea
Korea: Bank return on equity was 7.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Korea, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Korea is 7.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Korea peaked at 11.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2015.
That places Korea 124th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.9% | 11.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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- 125 North Macedonia 7.1% compare
- 126 Bahrain 7.1% compare
- 127 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.0% compare
More financial sector data for Korea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 96.84 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,672 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 117.53 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 294.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 308.07 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 318.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 311.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,028 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Korea?
- Bank return on equity in Korea was 7.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2015.
- How does Korea rank for bank return on equity?
- Korea ranks 124th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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.