Bank return on equity in Korea
Korea: Bank return on equity was 9.8% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Korea, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Korea stood at 9.8%.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Korea peaked at 14.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2015.
That places Korea 117th 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 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 6.2% | 14.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 114 El Salvador 10.1% compare
- 115 Morocco 10.0% compare
- 116 Austria 9.9% compare
- 118 Mauritius 9.7% compare
- 119 United Arab Emirates 9.7% compare
- 120 Trinidad and Tobago 9.5% compare
More financial sector data for Korea
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 160.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.46 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5,011.74 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 627.85 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 160.3% (2024)
- Broad money 162.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.4% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 160.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,422 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 65,731 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Korea?
- Bank return on equity in Korea was 9.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2015.
- How does Korea rank for bank return on equity?
- Korea ranks 117th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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.