Bank capital to total assets in France
France: Bank capital to total assets was 6.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank capital to total assets in France, 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 France stood at 6.2%.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in France peaked at 6.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2008.
France ranks 132nd of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Bank capital to total assets in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.4% | — |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for France
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 73,491 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 249.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 24.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 312.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 309.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,503 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in France?
- Bank capital to total assets in France was 6.2% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2008.
- How does France rank for bank capital to total assets?
- France ranks 132nd out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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.