Bank return on equity in Cuba
Cuba: Bank return on equity was 10.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Cuba, 2001–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 10.8% for bank return on equity in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Cuba peaked at 38.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2016.
Cuba ranks 100th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 14.1% | 38.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.7% | 12.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More financial sector data for Cuba
- Official exchange rate 0.822 LCU per US$, period average (1974)
- Net migration -22,244 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 2,140 base year varies by country (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 32.2% (2024)
- Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none (2017)
- Bank concentration 100.0% (2020)
- Bank Z-score 22.45 (2020)
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 62.5% (2020)
- Bank noninterest income to total income 52.5% (2020)
- Bank cost to income ratio 26.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Cuba?
- Bank return on equity in Cuba was 10.8% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2016.
- How does Cuba rank for bank return on equity?
- Cuba ranks 100th out of 167 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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.