Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Bank return on equity (%, after tax) was 26.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Madagascar, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2020, bank return on equity in Madagascar stood at 26.4%.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 107.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Madagascar peaked at 39.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 7th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.9% | — |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -55.2% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +155.6% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +91.2% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -18.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 26.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.1%, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 26.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +155.6% | 11.7% | 29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 11.7% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 12.7% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More financial sector data for Madagascar
- 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.28 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9354 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.28 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 Madagascar?
- Bank return on equity in Madagascar was 26.4% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for bank return on equity?
- Madagascar ranks 7th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.