Bank return on equity in Iceland
Iceland: Bank return on equity was 15.0% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Iceland, 2001β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Iceland stood at 15.0%.
The figure is up 123.4% on the previous year and up 159.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Iceland peaked at 27.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2011.
That places Iceland 60th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 5.8% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 6.7% | 15.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Iceland
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 89.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.32 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 4.57 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 397.39 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 89.2% (2025)
- Broad money 67.4% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -3.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 89.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 128.44 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 2,709 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Iceland?
- Bank return on equity in Iceland was 15.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2011.
- How does Iceland rank for bank return on equity?
- Iceland ranks 60th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.