Bank return on equity in Israel
Israel: Bank return on equity was 21.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Israel, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Israel stood at 21.2%.
The figure is up 111.3% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Israel peaked at 22.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2008.
That places Israel 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 12.6% | 0.9% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 11.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 10.0% | 21.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Israel
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 219,130 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 164.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 167.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 16,554 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Israel?
- Bank return on equity in Israel was 21.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
- How does Israel rank for bank return on equity?
- Israel ranks 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.