Bank tier 1 capital rose 103% to ARS 1,355 bil in Argentina in 2020, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank tier 1 capital in Argentina reached an all time high of ARS 1,355 bil in 2020 and an all time low of ARS 20.5 bil in 2005. When compared to Argentina's main peers, bank tier 1 capital in Bolivia amounted to BOB 19.9 bil, CLP 21,453 bil in Chile, PYG 14,268 bil in Paraguay and UYU 179 bil in Uruguay in 2020.
Argentina has been ranked 21st within the group of 87 countries we follow in terms of bank tier 1 capital, 41 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Tier 1 Capital (Local Currency) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Argentina | ARS bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 146 | 194 | 257 | 339 | 482 | |||||||||||
| Bolivia | BOB bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.3 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 16.1 | ||||||
| Brazil | BRL bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 518 | 527 | 531 | 556 | 598 | |||||||||||
| Chile | CLP bil | 14,052 | 14,997 | 17,462 | 18,267 | 20,174 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | PYG bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,571 | 7,912 | 9,036 | 9,931 | 11,232 | ||||||
| Peru | PEN bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.0 | 33.9 | 37.4 | 40.8 | 45.3 | ||||||
| Uruguay | UYU bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 72.0 | 84.3 | 99.1 | 111 | 136 |
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