Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Curacao
Curacao: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 10.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Curacao, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Curacao is 10.6%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 169.3% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Curacao peaked at 31.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
Curacao ranks 104th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2% | — |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +24.5% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -37.3% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +199.8% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +34.5% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -95.9% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +3370.7% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -72.0% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +169.3% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 10.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 10.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.0%, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Curacao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +3370.7% | 0.5% | 17.4% |
| 2005 | +199.8% | 10.3% | 31.0% |
| 2021 | +169.3% | 3.9% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 10.3% | 31.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 0.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 3.9% | 10.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More financial sector data for Curacao
- Net migration, annual growth rate -8.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration 470 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.79 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 133.65 base year varies by country (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 3.3% (2024)
- GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserve assets 1.32 billion US dollar (2021)
- Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none (2017)
- Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 7.43 billion US dollar (2021)
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Curacao?
- Bank return on equity in Curacao was 10.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Curacao rank for bank return on equity?
- Curacao ranks 104th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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.