Bank return on equity in Mauritius
Mauritius: Bank return on equity was 9.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Mauritius, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Mauritius is 9.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 165.1% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Mauritius peaked at 27.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 118th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 9.7% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 3.7% | 9.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 115 Morocco 10.0% compare
- 116 Austria 9.9% compare
- 117 South Korea 9.8% compare
- 119 United Arab Emirates 9.7% compare
- 120 Trinidad and Tobago 9.5% compare
- 121 Benin 9.5% compare
More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.16 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.08 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.05 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Broad money 142.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 40.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 46 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,784 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Mauritius?
- Bank return on equity in Mauritius was 9.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for bank return on equity?
- Mauritius ranks 118th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.