Bank equity as a share of bank assets rose 1.16% to 7.38% in Germany in 2024, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank equity as a share of bank assets in Germany reached an all time high of 7.38% in 2024 and an all time low of 4.07% in 2005. When compared to Germany's main peers, bank equity as a share of bank assets in Austria amounted to 8.37%, 5.83% in Belgium, 5.56% in France and 6.28% in Poland in 2024.
Germany has been ranked 63rd within the group of 89 countries we follow in terms of bank equity as a share of bank assets, 46 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% | |||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | ... | ... | 6.52% | 6.82% | 7.34% | 6.92% | 6.72% | ||||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.41% | 5.52% | 5.86% | 5.72% | 5.35% | ||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | 6.47% | 6.31% | 5.93% | ... | 7.00% | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.0% | 11.7% | 10.1% | 8.89% | 8.95% | ||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.60% | 9.16% | 9.68% | 9.19% | 9.01% | ... | |||||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | 6.05% | 6.10% | 5.91% | 5.78% | 5.52% | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | 8.54% | 8.85% | 8.75% | 7.36% | 7.88% | |||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | 6.03% | 6.94% | 7.19% | 6.89% | 5.82% |
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