Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Canada
Canada: Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) was 4.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to assets ratio in Canada, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 4.7% for bank capital to assets ratio in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Canada peaked at 4.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2008.
Canada ranks 146th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.5% | — |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -2.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.9%, 60% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More development goals data for Canada
- Red List Index 0.9638 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8573 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,880 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 185 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 151 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,692 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Canada?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Canada was 4.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Canada ranks 146th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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