Bank tier 1 ratio fell 1.94% to 16.9% in Albania in 2021, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank tier 1 ratio in Albania reached an all time high of 17.2% in 2020 and an all time low of 13.7% in 2015. When compared to Albania's main peers, bank tier 1 ratio in Greece amounted to 13.1%, 14.4% in Kosovo, 15.8% in Macedonia and 17.4% in Montenegro in 2021.
Albania has been ranked 38th within the group of 80 countries we follow in terms of bank tier 1 ratio, 15 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Tier 1 Ratio | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.7% | 13.8% | 15.1% | 17.0% | 17.1% | ||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 13.8% | 15.0% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 17.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 20.5% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 19.4% | 19.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.2% | 20.9% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 22.4% | ... | ||||||||||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.4% | 16.8% | 17.0% | 15.3% | 15.9% | |||||||||
| Kosovo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.7% | 15.8% | 16.2% | 15.5% | 14.2% | |||||||
| Macedonia | % | 13.9% | 13.9% | 14.2% | 15.0% | 14.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.2% | 14.7% | 15.0% | 14.4% | 18.1% | ||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.2% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 14.0% | 15.3% |
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