Bank pre-tax ROE rose 1.57% to 9.13% in the United Kingdom in 2024, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank pre-tax ROE in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 9.90% in 2005 and an all time low of -1.20% in 2013. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, bank pre-tax ROE in Belgium amounted to 11.2%, 6.79% in France, 5.45% in Germany and 9.50% in Ireland in 2024.
United Kingdom has been ranked 77th within the group of 89 countries we follow in terms of bank pre-tax ROE, 36 places above 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 |
| Austria | % | 8.53% | 7.55% | 3.75% | 6.54% | 9.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 8.21% | 8.84% | 6.03% | 9.97% | 9.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 17.3% | 16.2% | 13.2% | 17.3% | 18.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 6.60% | 6.16% | 4.46% | 7.28% | 6.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 2.41% | -0.409% | 1.12% | 11.0% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.10% | 4.52% | 4.79% | 12.4% | 10.1% | ||||||
| Ireland | % | 5.46% | 3.82% | -2.19% | 4.59% | 3.38% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 6.06% | 5.08% | 0.894% | 6.01% | 7.47% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 7.35% | 7.36% | 6.24% | 5.53% | 5.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 11.7% | 7.62% | 3.22% | 8.76% | 7.98% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 7.53% | 7.85% | -0.190% | 2.81% | 5.42% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 8.10% | 6.66% | -3.22% | 10.1% | 9.76% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | 5.15% | 3.57% | 2.62% | 6.53% | 7.91% |
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