Bank capital to assets ratio — all countries

Bank capital to assets ratio — Australia

Bank capital to assets ratio in Australia in 2025 — 5.57%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 89. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 0.82 pp.

2025 5.57% −0.09 pp vs 2024
World rank 84of 89
Period maximum 6.37%2020
Period minimum 4.2%2008

Trend over time

2006–2025 · % of assets

Bank capital to assets ratio — Australia, 2006–20254567200620082010201220142016201820202022202420252006: 4.75%2007: 4.5%2008: 4.2%2009: 4.7%2010: 4.62%2011: 4.7%2012: 4.76%2013: 4.67%2014: 4.7%2015: 5.32%2016: 5.44%2017: 5.91%2018: 5.92%2019: 6.2%2020: 6.37%2021: 6.17%2022: 5.86%2023: 6.09%2024: 5.66%2025: 5.57%
Change over the period: +0.82 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp
Bank capital to assets ratio — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.57 −0.09 pp
2024 5.66 −0.43 pp
2023 6.09 +0.22 pp
2022 5.86 −0.3 pp
2021 6.17 −0.2 pp
2020 6.37 +0.18 pp
2019 6.2 +0.28 pp
2018 5.92 +0.01 pp
2017 5.91 +0.47 pp
2016 5.44 +0.13 pp
2015 5.32 +0.62 pp
2014 4.7 +0.02 pp
2013 4.67 −0.08 pp
2012 4.76 +0.06 pp
2011 4.7 +0.08 pp
2010 4.62 −0.08 pp
2009 4.7 +0.5 pp
2008 4.2 −0.31 pp
2007 4.5 −0.25 pp
2006 4.75

About the indicator

The ratio of the book capital and reserves of banks to their total assets, without risk weighting. A simple but crude indicator of soundness: it does not account for the quality of assets, so in supervisory practice it is supplemented by capital adequacy requirements under the Basel standards.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the correct weight is the total assets of banks, and we have no such series. The ratio is computed on book values, without adjusting for the risk of assets.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.