Bank return on equity in Norway
Norway: Bank return on equity was 12.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Norway, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Norway stood at 12.2%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Norway peaked at 37.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2002.
That places Norway 86th 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 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 9.3% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 12.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More financial sector data for Norway
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 105.9% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.37 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 6.02 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets -717.63 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 106.0% (2024)
- Broad money 59.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -15.0% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 124.4% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 10.4 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 29,798 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Norway?
- Bank return on equity in Norway was 12.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for bank return on equity?
- Norway ranks 86th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.