Bank return on equity in Sweden
Sweden: Bank return on equity was 11.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Sweden stood at 11.0%.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Sweden peaked at 31.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 70th of 168 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 | 19.1% | 12.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 7.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 966,527 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 141.47 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 33.12 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 41.29 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 54.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 54.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,100 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Sweden?
- Bank return on equity in Sweden was 11.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for bank return on equity?
- Sweden ranks 70th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.