Return on equity of banks in Netherlands
Netherlands: Return on equity of banks was 9.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Return on equity of banks in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 9.3% for return on equity of banks in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, return on equity of banks in Netherlands peaked at 10.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -12.1%, in 2008.
That places Netherlands 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Return on equity of banks in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -12.1% | — |
| 2009 | -0.3% | -97.5% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -2600.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -31.7% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +112.1% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -59.7% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +167.7% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +41.6% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -12.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Return on equity of banks in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +2600.0% | -0.3% | 7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.2% | -12.1% | -0.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 3.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 3.1% | 10.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 27 Austria 9.4% compare
- 27 Belgium 9.4% compare
- 29 Netherlands 9.3% compare
- 31 Ireland 9.1% compare
- 32 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 9.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is return on equity of banks in Netherlands?
- Return on equity of banks in Netherlands was 9.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest return on equity of banks recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest return on equity of banks recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.1% in 2008.
- How does Netherlands rank for return on equity of banks?
- Netherlands ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is return on equity of banks rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Return on equity of banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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