Japan Bank Capital and Reserves to Total Assets (2020)
Japan's Bank Capital and Reserves to Total Assets: 4.9 % of total assets in 2020, -0.5pp YoY. World Bank (GFDD.SI.03), 1998–2020.
Japan (2020)
4.9
% of total assets
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
20
years of data
Data
| Year | % of total assets | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.9 | -0.5pp |
| 2019 | 5.4 | -0.1pp |
| 2018 | 5.5 | +0.1pp |
| 2017 | 5.4 | -0.1pp |
| 2016 | 5.5 | -0.2pp |
| 2015 | 5.6 | +0.1pp |
| 2014 | 5.5 | -0.1pp |
| 2013 | 5.6 | +1.3pp |
| 2009 | 4.3 | -0.7pp |
| 2008 | 5 | -0.3pp |
| 2007 | 5.3 | +0.5pp |
| 2006 | 4.8 | unchanged |
| 2005 | 4.8 | +0.6pp |
| 2004 | 4.2 | +0.3pp |
| 2003 | 3.9 | +0.6pp |
| 2002 | 3.3 | -0.6pp |
| 2001 | 3.9 | -0.7pp |
| 2000 | 4.6 | unchanged |
| 1999 | 4.6 | +2.2pp |
| 1998 | 2.4 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Japan recorded 4.9 % of total assets in 2020. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 1998–2020 the series ranges from 2.4 in 1998 to 5.6 in 2015.
This page tracks bank capital and reserves as a share of total assets in Japan. The ratio is a plain leverage measure: how much of the banking system's asset base is funded by owners' funds and retained earnings rather than by debt. It counts total regulatory capital, not Tier 1 alone.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. The series is World Bank indicator GFDD.SI.03, “Bank capital to total assets (%)”.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks bank capital and reserves as a share of total assets in Japan. The ratio is a plain leverage measure: how much of the banking system's asset base is funded by owners' funds and retained earnings rather than by debt. It counts total regulatory capital, not Tier 1 alone. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1998–2020 (20 observations).
The series peaked at 5.6 % of total assets in 2015 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.4 in 1998. The latest reading of 4.9 in 2020 represents a change of -0.5pp.