Bank return on equity in Peru
Peru: Bank return on equity was 16.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Peru recorded 16.4% for bank return on equity in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 252.8% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Peru peaked at 40.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 52nd 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 | 23.9% | 3.0% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 22.7% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 4.7% | 16.4% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Peru
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.6% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.42 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 436.63 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 269.92 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.6% (2024)
- Broad money 61.6% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. -0.6% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 39.6% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 3.57 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 11,931 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Peru?
- Bank return on equity in Peru was 16.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for bank return on equity?
- Peru ranks 52nd out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.