Bank return on equity in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Bank return on equity 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 167 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.
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 |
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More financial sector data for Cape Verde
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 53.4% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.69 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 195.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 118.67 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 54.0% (2025)
- Broad money 94.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 54.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 97.86 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -1,284 (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 167 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.