Tier 1 capital ratio of banks in Belgium 2012-2018

This statistic shows the total value of the Tier 1 capital ratio of banks in Belgium from 2012 to 2018. 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 2018, the Tier 1 capital ratio of banks in Belgium reached a value of approximately 16.6 percent.