Bank return on equity in Brazil
Brazil: Bank return on equity was 18.6% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Brazil, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Brazil is 18.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 161.4% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Brazil peaked at 29.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2008.
That places Brazil 41st out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 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 | 18.7% | 5.2% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 5.8% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 7.1% | 18.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 75.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.42 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 17.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 75.1% (2025)
- Broad money 118.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 55.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 75.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 5.59 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -217,283 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Brazil?
- Bank return on equity in Brazil was 18.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2008.
- How does Brazil rank for bank return on equity?
- Brazil ranks 41st out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.