Bank return on equity in Zambia
Zambia: Bank return on equity was 46.4% in 2021. β² Rising
Bank return on equity in Zambia, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 46.4% for bank return on equity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 254.9% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Zambia peaked at 46.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2003.
Zambia ranks 2nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 6.4% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 17.0% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 13.1% | 46.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Sierra Leone 50.8% compare
- 3 Guinea 43.3% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 35.0% compare
- 5 Madagascar 33.4% compare
More financial sector data for Zambia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,869 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2020)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.08 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.14 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 147.13 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Zambia?
- Bank return on equity in Zambia was 46.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2003.
- How does Zambia rank for bank return on equity?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.