Gabon: Return on equity

The latest value from 2019 is 16.76 percent, a decline from 24.2 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 16.05 percent, based on data from 159 countries. Historically, the average for Gabon from 2004 to 2019 is 24.3 percent. The minimum value, 8.75 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 36.94 percent was recorded in 2016. 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.