Bank return on equity in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Bank return on equity was 22.9% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on equity in Saint Lucia, 2010–2018
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2018, bank return on equity in Saint Lucia stood at 22.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 979.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Saint Lucia peaked at 22.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -35.9%, in 2012.
That places Saint Lucia 10th out of 168 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Bank return on equity in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.1% | — |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -74.0% |
| 2012 | -35.9% | -6594.6% |
| 2013 | -1.2% | -96.6% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | -1861.0% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +7.7% |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More financial sector data for Saint Lucia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 16,389 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 304.94 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 326.51 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 326.51 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 326.51 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,812 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,812 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Saint Lucia?
- Bank return on equity in Saint Lucia was 22.9% in 2018, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.9% in 2012.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for bank return on equity?
- Saint Lucia ranks 10th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 979.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.