Bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Bank return on equity was 8.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates stood at 8.3%.
The figure is up 59.6% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates peaked at 27.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2020.
That places United Arab Emirates 115th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +51.8% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -56.6% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +59.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 10.8% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 16.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.3163 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 17,617 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 15.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 17,876 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 16.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 18,540 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 16.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 18,530 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 16.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates?
- Bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates was 8.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for bank return on equity?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 115th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.