Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 15.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Ethiopia, 2000–2021
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 168 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.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +53.0% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +70.2% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +42.5% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -48.0% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | +212.6% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -38.4% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -34.0% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +34.5% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -37.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 15.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.1%, 83% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 15.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0759 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0554 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0759 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 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 168 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.