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Japan: Bank return on equity (%, after tax)

3.56percent · 2021-42.7% since 2011

Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[t-1])/2). 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. Reported as: after tax. Annual figures for Japan from 2000 to 2021.

20002021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20213.562
20203.146
20192.202
20183.567
20175.073
20164.898
20155.78
20145.914
20135.759
20125.538
20116.217
20105.131
2009-3.335
20085.72
20078.278
200610.545
20051.124
2004-1.217
2003-20.768
2002-15.469
2001-0.888
20002.852

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World Bank (2026). Bank return on equity (%, after tax). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-bank-return-on-equity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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