Bank return on equity (ROE) rose 11.8% to 25.4% in Malawi in 2020, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank return on equity (ROE) in Malawi reached an all time high of 25.4% in 2020 and an all time low of 16.8% in 2017. When compared to Malawi's main peers, bank return on equity (ROE) in Mozambique amounted to 12.2%, 7.41% in South Africa, 2.98% in Tanzania and 24.8% in Zambia in 2020.
Malawi has been ranked 3rd within the group of 115 countries we follow in terms of bank return on equity (ROE), 3 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 |
| Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.5% | 27.0% | 18.9% | 34.2% | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Botswana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.3% | 15.4% | 12.4% | 18.7% | 15.6% | |||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kenya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.4% | 25.3% | 22.3% | 24.2% | 22.2% | |||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.6% | 30.0% | 19.5% | 25.5% | 24.8% | ||||||||
| Malawi | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.2% | 19.7% | 16.8% | 19.1% | 22.7% | ... | |
| Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.9% | 5.17% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 15.8% | ||||
| Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.9% | 22.5% | 19.3% | 17.7% | 17.6% | |||||||
| South Africa | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.9% | 18.1% | 15.7% | 15.6% | 14.0% | |||||||||
| Swaziland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.3% | 19.0% | 15.3% | 11.1% | 15.9% | ... | ... | |||||
| Tanzania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.9% | 17.3% | 3.59% | 0.611% | 2.02% | ... | ||||||
| Uganda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.0% | 8.13% | 16.2% | 14.6% | 17.0% | |||||||||||
| Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.3% | 16.8% | 18.2% | 18.8% | 21.0% | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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