Bank return on equity in Kenya
Kenya: Bank return on equity was 21.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Kenya is 21.8%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 128.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Kenya peaked at 32.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.
That places Kenya 27th 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 | 22.4% | 0.6% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 21.4% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 9.5% | 21.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Saint Lucia 23.1% compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 23.1% compare
- 26 Tanzania 22.9% compare
- 28 Haiti 21.2% compare
- 29 Israel 21.2% compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 21.0% compare
More financial sector data for Kenya
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.03 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.15 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 796.06 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Broad money 37.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 22.4% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 129.3 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,330 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Kenya?
- Bank return on equity in Kenya was 21.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for bank return on equity?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.