Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Egypt
Egypt: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 28.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 28.0% for bank return on equity in 2021.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Egypt peaked at 34.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2003.
Egypt ranks 11th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -25.4% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +46.3% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +11.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 28.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 28.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.7%, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 7.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 20.3% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.1% | 28.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More financial sector data for Egypt
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Egypt?
- Bank return on equity in Egypt was 28.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2003.
- How does Egypt rank for bank return on equity?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.