Leading European banks ranked by tier 1 capital 2018
Leading banks on the European market as of 2018*, by tier one capital (in billion U.S. dollars)
Tier 1 capital displays the financial strength of a bank as it shows the bank’s core capital including equity capital and disclosed reserves. Regulators use tier 1 capital for the purpose of ensuring that banks have enough capital in case of unexpected losses. As of 2018, HSBC had the highest amount of tier 1 capital of any bank in Europe with over 150 billion U.S dollars.
Tier 1 capital ratio
After the financial crisis it became clear that a lot of banks were running on too much debt and did not hold enough enough equity. Banks must have a tier 1 capital ratio of a minimum six percent, according to to Basel III rules. As of March 2018, aggregated national results indicated that Europe’s banks had a higher than required amount of tier one capital.
European banks appear safe for now
In 2018’s all the European banks reviewed passed the EU-wide stress test. The EU-wide stress test is run in order to assess Europe’s banking sectors ability to withstand shocks to the market and to ensure a repeat of the financial crisis does not happen again. The test, which requires banks to have a ratio of over 5.5 percent for fully loaded CET1 capital saw Europe’s 48 largest banks score anywhere between 6.4 percent to 34 percent.
Leading banks on the European market as of 2018*, by tier one capital (in billion U.S. dollars)
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| Market value in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| HSBC (UK) | 150.95 |
| BNP Paribas (France) | 101.71 |
| Credit Agricole (France) | 101.56 |
| Banco Santander (Spain) | 93.11 |
| Barclays (UK) | 72.86 |
| Groupe BPCE (France) | 71.67 |
| Deutsche Bank (Germany) | 69.43 |
| Societe Generale (France) | 59.66 |
| BBVA (Spain) | 56.6 |
| Credit Mutuel (France) | 54.91 |
| ING (Netherlands) | 54.48 |
| RBS (UK) | 53.45 |
| Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) | 52.53 |
| Lloyds Banking group (UK) | 49.09 |
| Standard Chartered (UK) | 44.86 |
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