Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Namibia
Namibia: Bank return on equity (%, after tax) was 15.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Namibia, 2006–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Namibia stood at 15.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Namibia peaked at 24.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2006.
That places Namibia 34th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.9% | — |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +387.6% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +46.6% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -2.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 15.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.2%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 15.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +387.6% | 4.9% | 24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 4.9% | 24.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.4% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More financial sector data for Namibia
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0484 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 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 Namibia?
- Bank return on equity in Namibia was 15.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for bank return on equity?
- Namibia ranks 34th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.