Bank return on equity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Bank return on equity was 13.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Bangladesh stood at 13.9%.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Bangladesh peaked at 55.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2016.
That places Bangladesh 68th 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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.1% | — |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +57.4% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -27.1% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +46.1% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 27.1% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 13.1% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.9% | 14.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 162,369 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 62.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 16.07 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 17.51 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 19.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 20.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 20.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 118.71 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Bangladesh?
- Bank return on equity in Bangladesh was 13.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for bank return on equity?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.