Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Chile
Chile: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 19.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Chile, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Chile recorded 19.9% for bank return on equity in 2021.
That represents a change of up 145.1% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Chile peaked at 26.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2020.
Chile ranks 35th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Chile, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -35.8% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -51.2% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +145.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 19.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 2.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Chile's 19.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.0%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +145.1% | 8.1% | 19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 16.9% | 26.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 15.5% | 26.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 8.1% | 19.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More financial sector data for Chile
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 31.58 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 23.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 31.58 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Chile?
- Bank return on equity in Chile was 19.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for bank return on equity?
- Chile ranks 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.