Bank return on equity in Mexico
Mexico: Bank return on equity was 18.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Mexico, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Mexico stood at 18.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.0% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Mexico peaked at 21.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2005.
Mexico ranks 40th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.8% | 2.5% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 7.6% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 12.4% | 18.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More financial sector data for Mexico
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 27.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.75 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 16.30 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 4.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 27.1% (2025)
- Broad money 48.0% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 35.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 19.24 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -108,037 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Mexico?
- Bank return on equity in Mexico was 18.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for bank return on equity?
- Mexico ranks 40th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.