Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 24.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Vietnam, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Vietnam stood at 24.0%.
The figure is up 25.8% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Vietnam peaked at 26.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2015.
Vietnam ranks 19th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +85.9% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -35.6% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +38.1% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +25.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 24.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 24.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.2%, 2.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 10.1% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 9.4% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 19.1% | 24.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More financial sector data for Vietnam
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Vietnam?
- Bank return on equity in Vietnam was 24.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2015.
- How does Vietnam rank for bank return on equity?
- Vietnam ranks 19th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.