Botswana: Return on equity

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 Botswana

Bank return on equity, in percent

 Latest value 20.07
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2021
 Average 47.21
 Min - Max 18.47 - 77.69
 Source Bankscope
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The latest value from 2021 is 20.07 percent, an increase from 18.47 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 13.44 percent, based on data from 136 countries. Historically, the average for Botswana from 2000 to 2021 is 47.21 percent. The minimum value, 18.47 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 77.69 percent was recorded in 2002. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Botswana: Return on equity
 2021 20.07
 2020 18.47
 2019 22.75
 2018 22.27
 2017 19.37
 2016 22.96
 2015 18.92
 2014 29.37




Definition: Commercial banks’ pre-tax income to yearly averaged equity. The 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.

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