Bank capital to total assets in Ireland
Ireland: Bank capital to total assets was 11.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 11.4%.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and up 113.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Ireland peaked at 14.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2008.
Ireland ranks 53rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.2% | — |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +45.9% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +63.8% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 5.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More financial sector data for Ireland
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -10.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -9.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0049 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 643.2 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,594 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,819 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Ireland?
- Bank capital to total assets in Ireland was 11.4% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2008.
- How does Ireland rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Ireland ranks 53rd out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.