Bank return on equity in Switzerland
Switzerland: Bank return on equity was 0.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on equity in Switzerland, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Switzerland stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 95.2% on the previous year and down 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Switzerland peaked at 20.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -44.1%, in 2008.
That places Switzerland 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank return on equity in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -43.7% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -89.3% |
| 2008 | -44.1% | -3118.1% |
| 2009 | -4.7% | -89.2% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -212.2% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +47.5% |
| 2012 | -4.8% | -161.3% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -205.6% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -96.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +1567.5% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | -3.2% | -186.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -256.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -95.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | -44.1% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | -4.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 5.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 141,431 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 106.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 667.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 678.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 785.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 785.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 86,338 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Switzerland?
- Bank return on equity in Switzerland was 0.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.1% in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for bank return on equity?
- Switzerland ranks 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.