Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Bank return on equity (%, after tax) was 19.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Vietnam, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 19.3% for bank return on equity in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Vietnam peaked at 19.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2003.
Vietnam ranks 16th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -85.7% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +846.6% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +41.0% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -24.6% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +26.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 19.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 19.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.5%, 2.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, after tax) in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +846.6% | 1.2% | 11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 1.2% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 7.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.3% | 19.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 13 Eswatini 20.9% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 20.1% compare
- 15 Liberia 19.6% compare
- 17 Malawi 19.1% compare
- 18 Mozambique 18.3% compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 18.2% compare
More financial sector data for Vietnam
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Vietnam?
- Bank return on equity in Vietnam was 19.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2003.
- How does Vietnam rank for bank return on equity?
- Vietnam ranks 16th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.