 
				Bank pre-tax ROE rose 12.4% to 41.7% in Malawi in 2023, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank pre-tax ROE in Malawi reached an all time high of 41.7% in 2023 and an all time low of 16.8% in 2017.
Malawi has been ranked 1st within the group of 115 countries we follow in terms of bank pre-tax ROE, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Pre-Tax Return on Equity (Pre-Tax ROE) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 
| Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.5% | -5.38% | -13.2% | 26.8% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Botswana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.7% | 15.6% | 12.5% | 5.76% | 21.3% | ||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.0% | 12.1% | 2.08% | 15.7% | 24.7% | ||
| Kenya | % | ... | ... | 24.2% | 22.2% | 14.5% | 22.9% | 27.0% | ||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.6% | 23.4% | 12.3% | 12.7% | 12.5% | |||||||||||
| Malawi | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.1% | 22.7% | 25.4% | 28.0% | 37.1% | ... | ||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.1% | 15.8% | 12.2% | 17.0% | 19.1% | ... | ||||||
| Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.7% | 17.6% | 10.8% | 12.8% | 15.8% | ||||||||||
| South Africa | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.6% | 14.0% | 7.41% | 13.2% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.1% | 15.9% | 8.80% | 13.8% | 15.3% | |||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.42% | 7.67% | 10.2% | 13.8% | 14.5% | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Uganda | % | ... | 14.8% | 16.9% | 14.7% | 15.2% | 14.7% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | 14.4% | 15.7% | 12.3% | 30.6% | 29.1% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |