Bank return on equity in Bahrain
Bahrain: Bank return on equity was 7.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Bahrain, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Bahrain is 7.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 279.3% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Bahrain peaked at 24.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
Bahrain ranks 135th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 3.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 7.8% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 2.0% | 7.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 70.6% (2015)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.42 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 10.64 billion current LCU (2015)
- Net foreign assets 1.34 billion current LCU (2015)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 70.6% (2015)
- Broad money 82.1% (2015)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.4% (2015)
- Domestic credit to private sector 70.6% (2015)
- Official exchange rate 0.376 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 18,128 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Bahrain?
- Bank return on equity in Bahrain was 7.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for bank return on equity?
- Bahrain ranks 135th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.