Total assets of German banks 2000-2021

The German banking industry reported 9.2 trillion euros in total assets in 2021, up over 200 million euros from the previous year. The total assets in 2021 are the highest values reported during the whole period, above the previously highest values, which were the years between the Financial Crisis and the peak of the Sovereign Debt Crisis. The high values during this period suggesting that German banks were viewed as relatively safe during this period.

What does the German banking sector look like?

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank and one of the leading European banks by total assets. The total assets of the German banking industry reached over nine trillion euros in 2021, which was the highest recorded value. Despite the increase in total assets of the industry, the number of monetary financial institutions (MFIs) declined steadily since 2008.

Stock performance of Deutsche Bank

The price of Deutsche Bank shares has decreased significantly over time and reached the lowest value in 2019. This is the result of the problems that the bank has been experiencing the past years. In the beginning of 2019, the merger of Deutsche Bank with Commercial bank was discussed, but in the end no agreement was reached.