Bank capital to total assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Bank capital to total assets was 6.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank capital to total assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 9.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2008.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 119th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.0% | — |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +49.2% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 56,096 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 349.16 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 31.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 90.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 124.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 156.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 156.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,249 SDR per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Bank capital to total assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 6.9% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for bank capital to total assets?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 119th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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.