Bank return on equity in Yemen
Yemen: Bank return on equity was 13.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Yemen, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Yemen is 13.7%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Yemen peaked at 27.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 44th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank return on equity in Yemen, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +33.2% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +75.5% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +37.8% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -41.0% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +159.0% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 7.7% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 8.1% | 21.0% | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Yemen
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 89,247 current LCU per person (2013)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 64.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.13 % change on previous year (2013)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.75 million SDR (2013)
- Gold reserves at market value 39.11 million SDR (2013)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 711.83 million SDR (2022)
- Reserves excluding gold 939.88 million SDR (2022)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 939.88 million SDR (2022)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.01 billion SDR (2022)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 26.39 SDR per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Yemen?
- Bank return on equity in Yemen was 13.7% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for bank return on equity?
- Yemen ranks 44th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.