Bank pre-tax ROE rose 96.2% to 22.7% in Uruguay in 2023, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank pre-tax ROE in Uruguay reached an all time high of 22.7% in 2023 and an all time low of 0.898% in 2009. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, bank pre-tax ROE in Argentina amounted to 26.9%, 13.7% in Brazil, 15.4% in Chile and 17.2% in Paraguay in 2023.
Uruguay has been ranked 23rd within the group of 115 countries we follow in terms of bank pre-tax ROE, 12 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 |
| Argentina | % | 36.1% | 46.4% | 16.4% | 7.20% | 11.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.9% | 11.8% | 4.77% | 7.14% | 8.23% | ... | |||||||||
| Brazil | % | ... | 12.6% | 15.8% | 11.7% | 14.9% | 15.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 12.5% | 12.4% | 5.56% | 16.6% | 21.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | ... | 17.6% | 18.4% | 13.0% | 12.8% | 14.5% | |||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.9% | 18.0% | 3.11% | 12.1% | 16.5% | ... | |||||||||
| Uruguay | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.1% | 21.5% | 20.8% | 15.4% | 11.6% | ... | |||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |