Bank tier 1 ratio rose 5.45% to 17.2% in Austria in 2020, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank tier 1 ratio in Austria reached an all time high of 17.2% in 2020 and an all time low of 7.73% in 2008. When compared to Austria's main peers, bank tier 1 ratio in Germany amounted to 17.2%, 16.2% in Hungary, 16.9% in Italy and 19.3% in Switzerland in 2020.
Austria has been ranked 50th within the group of 117 countries we follow in terms of bank tier 1 ratio, 54 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Tier 1 Ratio | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Austria | % | 15.9% | 16.0% | 16.3% | 17.2% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 16.9% | 16.5% | 16.6% | 18.2% | 18.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 18.7% | 19.1% | 20.8% | 23.6% | 22.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.4% | 15.6% | 16.0% | 17.1% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.9% | 16.6% | 16.5% | 17.2% | 16.8% | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.2% | 16.7% | 15.9% | 16.2% | 17.1% | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Italy | % | 14.3% | 13.9% | 14.9% | 16.9% | 16.5% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.3% | 18.5% | 17.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 18.1% | 18.3% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 17.8% | 17.6% | 17.8% | 16.7% | 16.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 18.2% | 18.3% | 19.0% | 19.3% | ... | ... | ... |
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