Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Bermuda
Bermuda: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 10.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Bermuda, 2010–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Bermuda stood at 10.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Bermuda peaked at 15.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2010.
Bermuda ranks 99th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.9% | — |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +295.9% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -71.8% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +170.6% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +52.8% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +21.6% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 10.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.3% | 1.9% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More financial sector data for Bermuda
- Net migration, annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration -2 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 129.48 base year varies by country (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 4.9% (2024)
- GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual 4.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserve assets 211.49 million US dollar (2023)
- Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none (2017)
- Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 15.85 billion US dollar (2023)
- Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate -3.04 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Bermuda?
- Bank return on equity in Bermuda was 10.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2010.
- How does Bermuda rank for bank return on equity?
- Bermuda ranks 99th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda 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.