Bank return on equity in Thailand
Thailand: Bank return on equity was 6.8% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Thailand, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on equity in Thailand is 6.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Thailand peaked at 27.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Thailand 145th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 2.6% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.0% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More financial sector data for Thailand
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 389,633 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 48.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 263.90 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 24.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 177.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 182.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 206.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 205.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 111.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Thailand?
- Bank return on equity in Thailand was 6.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for bank return on equity?
- Thailand ranks 145th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.