Bank return on equity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Bank return on equity was 8.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Saudi Arabia stood at 8.8%.
That represents a change of up 26.7% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 31.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2020.
That places Saudi Arabia 102nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 21.2% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -36.7% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 14.7% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 9.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.0% | 8.8% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 32,328 current LCU per person (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.57 % change on previous year (2017)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 363.54 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 33.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 317.55 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 335.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 368.87 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 336.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 9,089 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Saudi Arabia?
- Bank return on equity in Saudi Arabia was 8.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for bank return on equity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.