Bank return on equity in Namibia
Namibia: Bank return on equity was 20.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Namibia, 2006–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Namibia stood at 20.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Namibia peaked at 31.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2006.
That places Namibia 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 7.8% | 29.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 22.5% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.6% | 20.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More financial sector data for Namibia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 46.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.96 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 179.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 74.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 46.2% (2025)
- Broad money 72.6% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 18.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 55.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1,866 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Namibia?
- Bank return on equity in Namibia was 20.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for bank return on equity?
- Namibia ranks 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.