Bank Equity (As % of Bank Assets) rose 13.0% yoy to 12.3% in Estonia in 2Q2018

Bank equity as a share of bank assets rose 13.0% yoy to 12.3% in Estonia in 2Q2018, according to the National Central Bank. This is 0.184% more than in the previous quarter.

Historically, bank equity as a share of bank assets in Estonia reached an all time high of 12.8% in 4Q2017 and an all time low of 7.96% in 3Q2009. When compared to Estonia's main peers, bank equity as a share of bank assets in Finland amounted to 8.81%, 12.9% in Latvia, 9.53% in Lithuania and 10.3% in Russia in 2Q2018.

Estonia has been ranked 38th within the group of 117 countries we follow in terms of bank equity as a share of bank assets, 38 places below the position seen 10 years ago.