Bank return on equity in Jordan
Jordan: Bank return on equity was 8.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Jordan, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Jordan is 8.9%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 96.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Jordan peaked at 16.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2020.
That places Jordan 127th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 9.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.4% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 4.5% | 8.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More financial sector data for Jordan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 71.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.79 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 47.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 15.24 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 71.3% (2025)
- Broad money 104.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 27.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 71.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.71 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -303,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Jordan?
- Bank return on equity in Jordan was 8.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for bank return on equity?
- Jordan ranks 127th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.