Bank return on equity in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Bank return on equity was 35.0% in 2021. β Volatile
Bank return on equity in Kazakhstan, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 35.0% for bank return on equity in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.3% on the previous year and up 367.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Kazakhstan peaked at 257.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -16.7%, in 2009.
That places Kazakhstan 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | -16.7% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | -3.8% | 257.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 25.1% | 35.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 1 Sierra Leone 50.8% compare
- 2 Zambia 46.4% compare
- 3 Guinea 43.3% compare
- 5 Madagascar 33.4% compare
- 6 Ghana 32.2% compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 32.0% compare
More financial sector data for Kazakhstan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2.71 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 184.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 383.77 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 34.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 11.59 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 13.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 48.24 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 47.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 25.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Kazakhstan?
- Bank return on equity in Kazakhstan was 35.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 257.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.7% in 2009.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for bank return on equity?
- Kazakhstan ranks 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 367.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.