Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Canada
Canada: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 19.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Canada stood at 19.2%.
That represents a change of up 44.7% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Canada peaked at 32.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2000.
That places Canada 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Canada, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -950.4% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +35.4% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +126.2% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +108.2% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +33.6% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -41.8% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +44.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 19.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +950.4% | -0.7% | 6.1% |
| 2003 | +126.2% | 8.3% | 18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | -0.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.5% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 13.2% | 19.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % 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 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % 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 68.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % 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 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Canada?
- Bank return on equity in Canada was 19.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for bank return on equity?
- Canada ranks 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.