Bank capital to total assets in Canada
Canada: Bank capital to total assets was 4.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Canada, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 4.9% for bank capital to total assets in 2020.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Canada peaked at 5.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2008.
That places Canada 136th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.2% | — |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 133 Norway 6.0% compare
- 134 Germany 5.9% compare
- 135 Netherlands 5.9% compare
- 137 Japan 4.9% compare
- 138 Bangladesh 4.8% compare
- 139 Macau, China 4.5% compare
More financial sector data for Canada
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 85,674 current LCU per person (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.77 % change on previous year (2008)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 71.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Canada?
- Bank capital to total assets in Canada was 4.9% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Canada ranks 136th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.