Bank equity as a share of bank assets fell 3.16% yoy to 12.7% in Iceland in 1Q2025, according to the National Central Bank. This is 4.28% less than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank equity as a share of bank assets in Iceland reached an all time high of 20.9% in 1Q2016 and an all time low of 12.7% in 1Q2025.
Iceland has been ranked 10th within the group of 48 countries we follow in terms of bank equity as a share of bank assets, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Equity (As % of Bank Assets) | Unit | 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 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 |
| Belgium | % | 5.69% | 5.72% | 5.54% | 5.58% | 5.41% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 4.53% | 4.57% | 4.47% | 4.51% | 4.55% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 5.67% | 5.80% | 5.99% | 6.06% | 6.06% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 5.38% | 5.47% | 5.38% | 5.41% | 5.35% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.11% | 7.29% | 7.18% | 7.34% | 7.29% | ... | ||||||||
| Iceland | % | 13.2% | 13.7% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 13.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 9.91% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 10.2% | 9.53% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 5.77% | 6.06% | 5.81% | 5.88% | 5.84% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.23% | 7.52% | 7.22% | 7.47% | 7.41% | ||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 8.09% | 8.08% | 8.60% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 5.53% | 5.92% | 5.60% | 5.64% | 5.66% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 6.02% | 6.11% | 5.96% | 5.94% | 5.90% | ... |
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