Bank return on equity in Guatemala
Guatemala: Bank return on equity was 19.9% in 2021. β² Rising
Bank return on equity in Guatemala, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 19.9% for bank return on equity in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.5% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Guatemala peaked at 26.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2002.
Guatemala ranks 36th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 10.8% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 16.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 16.0% | 19.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Guatemala
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 471.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 220.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.7% (2025)
- Broad money 60.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 37.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 7.68 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -7,959 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Guatemala?
- Bank return on equity in Guatemala was 19.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2002.
- How does Guatemala rank for bank return on equity?
- Guatemala ranks 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.