Bank return on equity in Paraguay
Paraguay: Bank return on equity was 14.6% in 2021. β² Rising
Bank return on equity in Paraguay, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 14.6% for bank return on equity in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Paraguay peaked at 38.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2003.
Paraguay ranks 63rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 1.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.1% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 60 Iceland 15.0% compare
- 61 Romania 14.9% compare
- 62 Honduras 14.6% compare
- 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.2% compare
- 65 Republic of Moldova 14.1% compare
- 66 Antigua and Barbuda 14.0% compare
More financial sector data for Paraguay
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 28.15 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,007 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.22 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 527.02 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.66 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.81 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 55.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Paraguay?
- Bank return on equity in Paraguay was 14.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2003.
- How does Paraguay rank for bank return on equity?
- Paraguay ranks 63rd out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.