Bank return on equity in Malawi
Malawi: Bank return on equity was 19.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Malawi stood at 19.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Malawi peaked at 44.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 17th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 26.1% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 17.9% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 19.1% | 26.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 14 Dominican Republic 20.1% compare
- 15 Liberia 19.6% compare
- 16 Vietnam 19.3% compare
- 18 Mozambique, Republic of 18.3% compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 18.2% compare
- 20 Haiti 18.0% compare
More financial sector data for Malawi
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 7.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 (2020)
- Net domestic credit 7.84 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets -1.65 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Broad money 27.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 27.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,161 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -5,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Malawi?
- Bank return on equity in Malawi was 19.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for bank return on equity?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.