Bank capital to total assets in Estonia
Estonia: Bank capital to total assets was 10.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank capital to total assets in Estonia, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank capital to total assets in Estonia stood at 10.3%.
The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Estonia peaked at 16.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2008.
That places Estonia 72nd out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.2% | — |
| 1999 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.9% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Estonia
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0296 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,020 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 11.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,285 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,303 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Estonia?
- Bank capital to total assets in Estonia was 10.3% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2008.
- How does Estonia rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Estonia ranks 72nd out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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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.