• Belgium: Tier 1 capital ratio banks 2020

The total value of the Tier 1 capital ratio of banks in Belgium fluctuated somewhat during the period from 2017 to 2020. The Tier 1 capital ratio measures a bank's core equity capital divided by its total risk-weighted assets (RWA). Developed in its current form in the third Basel Accord, known as Basel III, financial institutions must maintain a ratio above a certain minimum as to ensure that they are protected against unexpected losses, such as those that occurred during the financial crisis. Up until September 2020, the Tier 1 capital ratio of banks in Belgium reached a value of approximately 18.1 percent.

Tier 1 capital ratio of banks in Belgium from 2017 to 2020

	Tier 1 capital ratio
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Release date

January 2021

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Region

Belgium

Survey time period

2017 to 2020

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*data is as of September 2020

Supplementary notes

The source added the following information; "Individual country data includes subsidiaries, which are excluded from EU aggregate. For example, at country level the subsidiary in country X of a bank domiciled in country Y is included both in data for countries X and Y (for the latter as part of the consolidated entity). In the EU aggregate, only the consolidated entity domiciled in country Y is considered. The sample of banks is unbalanced and reviewed annually."