Return on equity of banks in Sweden
Sweden: Return on equity of banks was 10.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Return on equity of banks in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, return on equity of banks in Sweden stood at 10.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, return on equity of banks in Sweden peaked at 13.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2009.
Sweden ranks 24th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Return on equity of banks in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.1% | — |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -55.4% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +88.9% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +33.7% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | -15.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 10.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.1%, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 10.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.0%, 89% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Return on equity of banks in Sweden 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 | +88.9% | 5.4% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.4% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.2% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 8.4% | 13.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is return on equity of banks in Sweden?
- Return on equity of banks in Sweden was 10.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest return on equity of banks recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest return on equity of banks recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for return on equity of banks?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is return on equity of banks rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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