Economy > Financial sector > Assets > Bank capital to assets ratio: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Bank capital to assets is the ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets.".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	ArmeniaArmenia	23%	2008
2	SwazilandSwaziland	20.7%	2008
3	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	20.5%	2008
4	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	18.7%	2008
5	NigeriaNigeria	18%	2008
6	BelarusBelarus	17.4%	2008
7	GeorgiaGeorgia	17.1%	2008
8	MoldovaMoldova	17%	2008
9	OmanOman	15.5%	2008
10	UkraineUkraine	14%	2008
11	UgandaUganda	13.8%	2008
12	RussiaRussia	13.6%	2008
13	CroatiaCroatia	13.5%	2008
14	PanamaPanama	13.4%	2008
15	Costa RicaCosta Rica	13.3%	2008
16	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	13.1%	2007
17	ArgentinaArgentina	12.9%	2008
18	GhanaGhana	12.8%	2008
19	El SalvadorEl Salvador	12.7%	2008
20	MaltaMalta	12.6%	2008
21	RwandaRwanda	12.3%	2008
=22	ColombiaColombia	12.2%	2008
=22	KazakhstanKazakhstan	12.2%	2008
24	TurkeyTurkey	11.7%	2008
25	KuwaitKuwait	11.6%	2008
26	KenyaKenya	11.4%	2008
27	ParaguayParaguay	11.2%	2008
28	PhilippinesPhilippines	11.1%	2008
29	GabonGabon	10.7%	2008
30	United Arab EmiratesUAE	10.6%	2008
=31	JordanJordan	10.4%	2008
=31	PakistanPakistan	10.4%	2008
33	GuatemalaGuatemala	10.3%	2008
34	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	10%	2008
=35	SlovakiaSlovakia	9.8%	2008
=35	BotswanaBotswana	9.8%	2002
37	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	9.7%	2008
38	MexicoMexico	9.6%	2008
39	ThailandThailand	9.5%	2007
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	9.46%	2008
40	VenezuelaVenezuela	9.4%	2008
=41	EstoniaEstonia	9.3%	2008
=41	United StatesUnited States	9.3%	2008
=41	BoliviaBolivia	9.3%	2008
=41	JamaicaJamaica	9.3%	2002
45	IndonesiaIndonesia	9.2%	2008
=46	BrazilBrazil	9.1%	2008
=46	SenegalSenegal	9.1%	2008
48	AngolaAngola	9%	2002
49	UruguayUruguay	8.9%	2008
50	EcuadorEcuador	8.8%	2008
=51	BulgariaBulgaria	8.5%	2008
=51	SingaporeSingapore	8.5%	2008
53	SloveniaSlovenia	8.4%	2008
54	PeruPeru	8.3%	2008
55	HondurasHonduras	8.1%	2002
=56	MalaysiaMalaysia	8%	2008
=56	HungaryHungary	8%	2008
=56	NamibiaNamibia	8%	2008
=56	ZimbabweZimbabwe	8%	2002
=60	PolandPoland	7.9%	2008
=60	LesothoLesotho	7.9%	2008
=60	South AfricaSouth Africa	7.9%	2007
63	LebanonLebanon	7.8%	2008
64	TunisiaTunisia	7.7%	2002
65	LithuaniaLithuania	7.6%	2008
66	FinlandFinland	7.4%	2008
=67	MoroccoMorocco	7.3%	2008
=67	LatviaLatvia	7.3%	2008
=67	NicaraguaNicaragua	7.3%	2002
70	RomaniaRomania	7%	2008
=71	ChileChile	6.9%	2008
=71	IcelandIceland	6.9%	2007
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	6.81%	2008
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	6.77%	2008
=73	MozambiqueMozambique	6.7%	2008
=73	MadagascarMadagascar	6.7%	2002
75	ItalyItaly	6.6%	2008
76	BangladeshBangladesh	6.5%	2008
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	6.46%	2008
=77	SpainSpain	6.4%	2008
=77	European UnionEuropean Union	6.4%	2008
=77	IndiaIndia	6.4%	2007
80	AustriaAustria	6.3%	2008
=81	ChinaChina	6.1%	2008
=81	PortugalPortugal	6.1%	2008
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	5.83%	2008
=83	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	5.7%	2008
=83	IsraelIsrael	5.7%	2008
=83	DenmarkDenmark	5.7%	2007
=83	Sri LankaSri Lanka	5.7%	2002
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	5.39%	2008
87	LuxembourgLuxembourg	5.2%	2008
88	CanadaCanada	5.1%	2008
=89	IrelandIreland	4.7%	2008
=89	SwedenSweden	4.7%	2008
91	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	4.6%	2007
=92	GermanyGermany	4.5%	2008
=92	GreeceGreece	4.5%	2008
94	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	4.4%	2008
=95	AustraliaAustralia	4.2%	2008
=95	FranceFrance	4.2%	2008
=95	NorwayNorway	4.2%	2008
98	JapanJapan	3.6%	2008
99	BelgiumBelgium	3.3%	2008
100	NetherlandsNetherlands	3.2%	2008

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