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 168 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.
Bank return on equity in Namibia, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.8% | — |
| 2007 | 29.1% | +272.2% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +38.2% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +24.9% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +6.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 20.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 20.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +272.2% | 7.8% | 29.1% |
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 168 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.