Bank return on equity in Sweden
Sweden: Bank return on equity was 13.7% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Sweden, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 13.7% for bank return on equity in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Sweden peaked at 42.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2010.
That places Sweden 71st 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 | 24.4% | 16.1% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 10.9% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.0% | 13.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 125.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.14 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 10.22 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 586.57 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 125.3% (2024)
- Broad money 77.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.1% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 125.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 9.82 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 47,079 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Sweden?
- Bank return on equity in Sweden was 13.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for bank return on equity?
- Sweden ranks 71st out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.