Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Australia
Australia: Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) was 5.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to assets ratio in Australia, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, bank capital to assets ratio in Australia stood at 5.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Australia peaked at 6.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2008.
That places Australia 134th out of 150 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.9% | — |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -4.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 5.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.9%, 75% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Australia's 5.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.0%, 59% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Australia?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Australia was 5.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Australia ranks 134th out of 150 countries with data for 2022.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Bank capital to assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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