Bank return on equity (ROE) fell 33.6% to 4.49% in Costa Rica in 2020, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank return on equity (ROE) in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 14.5% in 2008 and an all time low of 4.49% in 2020. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, bank return on equity (ROE) in Guatemala amounted to 178%, 11.7% in Honduras, 5.97% in Nicaragua and 6.44% in Panama in 2020.
Costa Rica has been ranked 92nd within the group of 115 countries we follow in terms of bank return on equity (ROE), 34 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Bank Return on Equity (ROE) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.0% | 34.6% | ... | ... | ... |
Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.0% | 13.2% | 9.08% | 12.7% | 13.2% | ||||||||||||
Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.31% | 8.82% | 6.42% | 6.42% | 6.77% | ... | ||||||||
El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.88% | 6.77% | 7.38% | 7.78% | 9.08% | |||||||
Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 177% | 168% | 158% | 137% | 147% | ||||||||
Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.8% | 21.1% | 19.7% | 18.5% | 19.6% | |||||||||||
Mexico | % | 15.4% | 16.3% | 19.6% | 20.9% | 20.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.3% | 21.6% | 19.6% | 10.5% | 7.19% | ... | |||||||
Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.0% | 11.8% | 13.4% | 13.1% | 11.5% | |||||||||||
USA | % | 9.71% | 9.65% | 9.02% | 12.2% | 11.5% | ... |