Bank return on equity in Algeria
Algeria: Bank return on equity was 10.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Algeria, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2020, bank return on equity in Algeria stood at 10.7%.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Algeria peaked at 24.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2001.
Algeria ranks 102nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 3.2% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 11.3% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Algeria
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 19.6% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 16.53 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 28.47 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 9.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 19.6% (2025)
- Broad money 73.5% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 42.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 19.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 131.61 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,531 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Algeria?
- Bank return on equity in Algeria was 10.7% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2001.
- How does Algeria rank for bank return on equity?
- Algeria ranks 102nd out of 167 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on equity (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.