North Korea: Return on equity

The latest value from 2001 is 0 percent, unchanged from 0 percent in 2000. In comparison, the world average is 16.89 percent, based on data from 127 countries. Historically, the average for North Korea from 1999 to 2001 is 0 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of 0 percent was recorded in 1999. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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.