Bank return on equity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank return on equity was 10.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 10.1% for bank return on equity in 2021.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in El Salvador peaked at 19.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2009.
That places El Salvador 114th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +56.9% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -54.4% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +122.7% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +58.3% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -53.5% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 5.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 7.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,882 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6732 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.03 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 185.32 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.51 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 552.09 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in El Salvador?
- Bank return on equity in El Salvador was 10.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for bank return on equity?
- El Salvador ranks 114th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.