Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Peru
Peru: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) 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 168 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.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Peru, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +181.2% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +43.7% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +36.3% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +61.0% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -80.3% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +252.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 16.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Peru's 16.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +252.8% | 4.7% | 16.4% |
| 2001 | +181.2% | 3.0% | 8.5% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More financial sector data for Peru
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.83 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8855 % change on previous year (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 168 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.