Bank return on equity in Chile
Chile: Bank return on equity 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 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
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 |
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More financial sector data for Chile
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 70.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.22 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 279.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 29.13 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 70.1% (2025)
- Broad money 75.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 22.7% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 102.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 951.33 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 51,712 (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 167 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.