Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Finland
Finland: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 11.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Finland, 2000–2021
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 168 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.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Finland, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -87.7% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +368.9% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +69.5% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -34.8% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -45.6% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +44.6% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +41.6% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -42.4% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +41.5% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +48.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 11.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Finland's 11.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.0%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +368.9% | 3.1% | 14.7% |
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
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 168 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.