Bank capital to assets ratio — all countries

Bank capital to assets ratio — Belgium

Bank capital to assets ratio in Belgium in 2025 — 5.92%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 89. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 1.94 pp.

2025 5.92% +0.09 pp vs 2024
World rank 79of 89
Period maximum 7.86%2005
Period minimum 3.04%2006

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of assets

Bank capital to assets ratio — Belgium, 2005–20252468200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 7.86%2006: 3.04%2007: 4.3%2008: 3.88%2009: 4.53%2010: 5.03%2011: 4.92%2012: 5.33%2013: 5.78%2014: 5.38%2015: 5.69%2016: 5.87%2017: 6.34%2018: 6.34%2019: 6.23%2020: 6.25%2021: 6.17%2022: 5.97%2023: 5.72%2024: 5.83%2025: 5.92%
Change over the period: −1.94 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp
Bank capital to assets ratio — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.92 +0.09 pp
2024 5.83 +0.11 pp
2023 5.72 −0.25 pp
2022 5.97 −0.21 pp
2021 6.17 −0.08 pp
2020 6.25 +0.02 pp
2019 6.23 −0.11 pp
2018 6.34 −0.01 pp
2017 6.34 +0.47 pp
2016 5.87 +0.19 pp
2015 5.69 +0.31 pp
2014 5.38 −0.41 pp
2013 5.78 +0.45 pp
2012 5.33 +0.41 pp
2011 4.92 −0.1 pp
2010 5.03 +0.5 pp
2009 4.53 +0.64 pp
2008 3.88 −0.41 pp
2007 4.3 +1.26 pp
2006 3.04 −4.82 pp
2005 7.86

Western Europe, 2025

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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.