Bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Bank return on equity was 9.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 9.7% for bank return on equity in 2021.
The figure is up 75.0% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates peaked at 27.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2020.
United Arab Emirates ranks 119th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +51.5% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -34.5% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -55.2% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 10.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 5.6% | 9.7% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 156,034 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 83.85 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 202.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 205.81 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 213.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 213.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 18,530 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates?
- Bank return on equity in United Arab Emirates was 9.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for bank return on equity?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 119th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.