{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pk-bank-return-on-equity","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-bank-return-on-equity","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-bank-return-on-equity/","title":"Pakistan Bank Return on Equity (ROE) (2025)","description":"Pakistan's Bank Return on Equity (ROE): 19.9 % of average capital, post-tax in 2025, -1.5pp YoY. IMF FSI (ROE_CFSI_PT), 2013–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","IMF Financial Soundness Indicators","Pakistan","2025"],"publisher":"IMF Financial Soundness Indicators","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Pakistan","temporal_coverage":"2013/2025","unit":"% of average capital, post-tax","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Pakistan Bank Return on Equity (ROE)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"IMF Financial Soundness Indicators","url":"https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA:FSIC"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2013–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"13"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Pakistan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Pakistan (2025)","value":"19.9","unit":"% of average capital, post-tax","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"13","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Pakistan Bank Return on Equity (ROE)"}],"observation_count":13,"observations":[{"period":"2013","value":11.82305700781967},{"period":"2014","value":16.07674973075753},{"period":"2015","value":15.62840177560016},{"period":"2016","value":14.42225575883026},{"period":"2017","value":14.43893993340248},{"period":"2018","value":10.72814377814414},{"period":"2019","value":11.29772136239289},{"period":"2020","value":13.77854918461774},{"period":"2021","value":14.04401977165249},{"period":"2022","value":16.89593986993052},{"period":"2023","value":27.13428766085512},{"period":"2024","value":21.43279891940841},{"period":"2025","value":19.87528026507783}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of average capital, post-tax"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"19.9","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"21.4","yoyChange":"-5.7pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"27.1","yoyChange":"+10.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"16.9","yoyChange":"+2.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"14.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"13.8","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"10.7","yoyChange":"-3.7pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"14.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"14.4","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"15.6","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"16.1","yoyChange":"+4.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"11.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the banking sector return on equity (ROE) in Pakistan from 2000 to present. ROE is the primary profitability benchmark for bank equity investors and reflects the sector's ability to generate returns on shareholders' capital. It is published by IMF Financial Soundness Indicators and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. IMF Financial Soundness Indicators typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2013–2025 (13 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 27.1 % of average capital, post-tax in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.7 in 2018. The latest reading of 19.9 in 2025 represents a change of -1.5pp."}]}