Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Yemen
Yemen: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 17.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank return on equity in Yemen, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2019, bank return on equity in Yemen stood at 17.9%.
That represents a change of down 35.4% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Yemen peaked at 39.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2013.
That places Yemen 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +36.8% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | +73.1% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -53.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +173.1% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -35.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 17.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.1%, 94% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 17.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.7%, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +173.1% | 10.4% | 28.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 11.8% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 10.4% | 28.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More financial sector data for Yemen
- 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 (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0003 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 (2018)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 Yemen?
- Bank return on equity in Yemen was 17.9% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2013.
- How does Yemen rank for bank return on equity?
- Yemen ranks 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.