Bank return on equity in Ghana
Ghana: Bank return on equity was 32.2% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Ghana, 2006β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 32.2% for bank return on equity in 2021.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Ghana peaked at 64.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2009.
Ghana ranks 6th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 16.6% | 64.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 25.1% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 29.9% | 32.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 3 Guinea 43.3% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan, Republic of 35.0% compare
- 5 Madagascar, Republic of 33.4% compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 32.0% compare
- 8 Eswatini 29.6% compare
- 9 Burundi 29.0% compare
More financial sector data for Ghana
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,823 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.84 million SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 431.95 million SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.43 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.43 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 5.36 billion SDR (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 8.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Ghana?
- Bank return on equity in Ghana was 32.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for bank return on equity?
- Ghana ranks 6th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.