Bank Equity fell 0.961% to AUD 266 bil in Australia in fourth quarter of 2016

Bank equity reached 266 AUD bil in fourth quarter of 2016 in Australia, according to the National Central Bank. This is 0.961 % less than in the previous quarter.

Historically, bank equity in Australia reached an all time high of 269 AUD bil in third quarter of 2016 and an all time low of 107 AUD bil in second quarter of 2004. When compared to Australia's main peers, bank equity in Indonesia amounted to 924,402 IDR bil and 262 MYR bil in Malaysia in fourth quarter of 2016.

Australia has been ranked 39th within the group of 89 countries we follow in terms of bank equity, 27 places behind the position seen 10 years ago.

Bank equity, or net assets or book value, is the difference between total assets on the one hand and current liabilities and non-capitalised long-term liabilities on the other hand.