{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-bank-return-on-equity","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-bank-return-on-equity","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-bank-return-on-equity/","title":"Japan Bank Capital and Reserves to Total Assets (2020)","description":"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.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","Japan","2020"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","temporal_coverage":"1998/2020","unit":"% of total assets","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2020","variable_measured":"Japan Bank Capital and Reserves to Total Assets","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GFDD.SI.03?locations=JP"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1998–2020"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2020)","value":"4.9","unit":"% of total assets","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Bank Capital and Reserves to Total Assets"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"1998","value":2.4000001},{"period":"1999","value":4.5999999},{"period":"2000","value":4.5999999},{"period":"2001","value":3.9000001},{"period":"2002","value":3.3},{"period":"2003","value":3.9000001},{"period":"2004","value":4.1999998},{"period":"2005","value":4.8000002},{"period":"2006","value":4.8000002},{"period":"2007","value":5.3000002},{"period":"2008","value":5},{"period":"2009","value":4.3000002},{"period":"2013","value":5.5990167},{"period":"2014","value":5.5239386},{"period":"2015","value":5.6322728},{"period":"2016","value":5.4727131},{"period":"2017","value":5.4055705},{"period":"2018","value":5.4536821},{"period":"2019","value":5.39},{"period":"2020","value":4.86}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total assets"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2020","value":"4.86","yoyChange":"-0.53pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"5.39","yoyChange":"-0.06pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"5.45","yoyChange":"+0.05pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"5.41","yoyChange":"-0.07pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"5.47","yoyChange":"-0.16pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"5.63","yoyChange":"+0.11pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"5.52","yoyChange":"-0.08pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"5.60","yoyChange":"+1.30pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"4.30","yoyChange":"-0.70pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"5.00","yoyChange":"-0.30pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"5.30","yoyChange":"+0.50pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"4.80","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2005","value":"4.80","yoyChange":"+0.60pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"4.20","yoyChange":"+0.30pp"},{"year":"2003","value":"3.90","yoyChange":"+0.60pp"},{"year":"2002","value":"3.30","yoyChange":"-0.60pp"},{"year":"2001","value":"3.90","yoyChange":"-0.70pp"},{"year":"2000","value":"4.60","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"1999","value":"4.60","yoyChange":"+2.20pp"},{"year":"1998","value":"2.40","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}