Bank tier 1 ratio rose 5.26% yoy to 17.6% in Germany in 1Q2024, according to the National Central Bank. This is 0.239% less than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank tier 1 ratio in Germany reached an all time high of 17.7% in 4Q2023 and an all time low of 9.26% in 4Q2008. When compared to Germany's main peers, bank tier 1 ratio in Austria amounted to 18.2%, 18.0% in Belgium, 17.2% in France and 17.9% in Poland in 1Q2024.
Germany has been ranked 22nd within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of bank tier 1 ratio, 38 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Tier 1 Ratio | Unit | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Austria | % | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.6% | 17.4% | 18.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 18.5% | 18.1% | 18.4% | 18.1% | 17.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 21.5% | 21.8% | 22.0% | 21.8% | 21.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 16.8% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.2% | 17.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 16.6% | 16.8% | 17.0% | 17.1% | 17.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 17.1% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 17.0% | 17.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 16.7% | 16.4% | 16.8% | 17.1% | 16.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 18.2% | 18.3% | 18.2% | 17.8% | 18.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 18.3% | 18.5% | 18.7% | 18.8% | 18.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 16.3% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 18.5% | 18.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Spain | % | 14.4% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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