Bank equity as a share of bank assets fell 4.20% yoy to 11.0% in Greece in 2Q2019, according to the National Central Bank. This is 4.54% more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank equity as a share of bank assets in Greece reached an all time high of 12.2% in 3Q2017 and an all time low of -1.07% in 1Q2012. When compared to Greece's main peers, bank equity as a share of bank assets in Albania amounted to 10.4%, 12.4% in Bulgaria, 11.6% in Macedonia and 11.3% in Turkey in 2Q2019.
Greece has been ranked 42nd within the group of 90 countries we follow in terms of bank equity as a share of bank assets, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Bank Equity (As % of Bank Assets) | Unit | Sep 2014 | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 |
Albania | % | 10.2% | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | % | 11.4% | 11.5% | 11.1% | 10.8% | 10.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | % | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.3% | 10.7% | 10.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Kosovo | % | 13.1% | 13.0% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 12.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Macedonia | % | 11.3% | 11.5% | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Montenegro | % | 8.85% | 9.26% | 8.84% | 8.45% | 8.47% | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | % | 9.06% | 9.00% | 9.05% | 9.34% | 9.33% | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Turkey | % | 10.9% | 10.5% | 9.97% | 10.8% | 10.4% | ... |