Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 16.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Cape Verde, 2009–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 16.5% for bank return on equity in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Cape Verde peaked at 21.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2018.
Cape Verde ranks 49th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21.3% | — |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -50.3% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +351.8% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -6.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 16.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 16.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 79% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +351.8% | 4.0% | 18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 4.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.5% | 17.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More financial sector data for Cape Verde
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.88 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.21 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.88 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Cape Verde?
- Bank return on equity in Cape Verde was 16.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for bank return on equity?
- Cape Verde ranks 49th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.