Bank return on equity in Nepal
Nepal: Bank return on equity was 12.4% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Nepal, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 12.4% for bank return on equity in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Nepal peaked at 31.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2020.
Nepal ranks 57th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 19.0% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 12.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More financial sector data for Nepal
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 90.4% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.97 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.67 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Broad money 131.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 139.12 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -364,699 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Nepal?
- Bank return on equity in Nepal was 12.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for bank return on equity?
- Nepal ranks 57th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.