Bank equity as a share of bank assets fell 2.24% to 5.97% in the United Kingdom in 2024, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank equity as a share of bank assets in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 6.46% in 2022 and an all time low of 3.28% in 2008. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, bank equity as a share of bank assets in Belgium amounted to 5.83%, 5.56% in France, 7.38% in Germany and 9.51% in Ireland in 2024.
United Kingdom has been ranked 78th within the group of 89 countries we follow in terms of bank equity as a share of bank assets, 40 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Equity (As % of Bank Assets) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | 7.55% | 7.62% | 7.42% | 7.74% | 7.99% | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | 6.34% | 6.23% | 6.25% | 6.17% | 5.97% | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | 4.79% | 4.70% | 4.56% | 4.75% | 4.80% | |||||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.41% | 5.52% | 5.86% | 5.72% | 5.35% | ||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | 6.47% | 6.31% | 5.93% | ... | 7.00% | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.9% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 14.7% | 13.5% | ||||||
| Ireland | % | ... | 13.1% | 11.9% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 10.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | 6.33% | 6.71% | 6.60% | 6.12% | 5.89% | |||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.98% | 7.44% | 8.64% | 7.85% | 8.14% | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.83% | 5.12% | 5.45% | 6.70% | 5.97% | ||||||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.74% | 8.52% | 7.81% | 6.75% | 6.53% | ||||||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | 6.05% | 6.10% | 5.91% | 5.78% | 5.52% | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | 5.58% | 5.53% | 5.48% | 5.25% | 6.46% |
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