Bank capital to assets ratio in Greece
Greece: Bank capital to assets ratio was 7.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to assets ratio in Greece, 2008–2025
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 7.6% for bank capital to assets ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Greece peaked at 12.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.3%, in 2011.
That places Greece 102nd out of 146 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.5% | — |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +20.7% |
| 2011 | -1.3% | -123.7% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -457.0% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +61.3% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | -1.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 99 South Africa 7.8% compare
- 100 Norway 7.8% compare
- 101 China 7.8% compare
- 103 Switzerland 7.6% compare
- 104 Portugal 7.5% compare
- 105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.5% compare
More financial sector data for Greece
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 17,171 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6973 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 129.08 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 11.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.02 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.80 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 17.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 17.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,672 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Greece?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Greece was 7.6% in 2025, according to Financial Soundness Indicators, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3% in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Greece ranks 102nd out of 146 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The indicator is a measure of capital adequacy that evaluates the financial strength of deposit takers by comparing Tier 1 capital to total assets. Tier 1 capital, often referred to as core capital, includes the most stable and readily available forms of capital, such as common equity, disclosed reserves, retained earnings, and certain other instruments that meet regulatory requirements under the Basel framework. This capital is considered the highest quality because it is fully available to cover losses and does not need to be repaid.