Bank return on equity in Finland
Finland: Bank return on equity was 11.7% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Finland, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Finland recorded 11.7% for bank return on equity in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Finland peaked at 25.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2001.
Finland ranks 90th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 3.1% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 5.5% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 11.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More financial sector data for Finland
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 16.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 16.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 11.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 4.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 49.24 million SDR (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 64,847 current LCU per person (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 90.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Finland?
- Bank return on equity in Finland was 11.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for bank return on equity?
- Finland ranks 90th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.