Bank equity as a share of bank assets rose 4.18% to 7.29% in Germany in 2023, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank equity as a share of bank assets in Germany reached an all time high of 7.29% in 2023 and an all time low of 3.36% in 1981. When compared to Germany's main peers, bank equity as a share of bank assets in Austria amounted to 8.20%, 5.72% in Belgium, 5.47% in France and 6.32% in Poland in 2023.
Germany has been ranked 70th within the group of 97 countries we follow in terms of bank equity as a share of bank assets, 54 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Equity (As % of Bank Assets) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Austria | % | 7.54% | 7.55% | 7.62% | 7.42% | 7.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 6.34% | 6.34% | 6.23% | 6.25% | 6.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 6.46% | 6.52% | 6.82% | 7.34% | 6.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 5.37% | 5.41% | 5.52% | 5.86% | 5.72% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 6.33% | 6.47% | 6.31% | 5.93% | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 10.3% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 10.1% | 8.89% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 6.64% | 6.33% | 6.71% | 6.60% | 6.12% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 8.35% | 7.98% | 7.44% | 8.64% | 7.85% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 5.71% | 5.83% | 5.12% | 5.45% | 6.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 10.0% | 8.74% | 8.52% | 7.81% | 6.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | 8.38% | 8.60% | 9.16% | 6.98% | 6.67% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 6.06% | 6.05% | 6.10% | 5.91% | 5.78% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 8.25% | 8.54% | 8.85% | 8.75% | 7.36% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | 6.49% | 6.03% | 6.94% | 7.19% | 6.89% |
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