Bank return on equity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Bank return on equity was 15.8% in 2021. β² Rising
Bank return on equity in Ethiopia, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Ethiopia stood at 15.8%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.0% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Ethiopia peaked at 84.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2021.
Ethiopia ranks 55th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 17.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 21.8% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 15.8% | 25.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 52 Peru 16.4% compare
- 53 Niger 16.3% compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 16.3% compare
- 56 United States 15.8% compare
- 57 Cayman Islands 15.4% compare
- 58 Nicaragua 15.2% compare
More financial sector data for Ethiopia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 17.6% (2008)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.78 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 92.23 billion current LCU (2008)
- Net foreign assets 13.12 billion current LCU (2008)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 17.7% (2008)
- Broad money 34.0% (2008)
- Claims on central government, etc. 14.8% (2008)
- Domestic credit to private sector 17.7% (2008)
- Official exchange rate 82.6 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration 24,054 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Ethiopia?
- Bank return on equity in Ethiopia was 15.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for bank return on equity?
- Ethiopia ranks 55th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.