Consolidated banking leverage, domestic and foreign entities (asset-to-equity multiple) by country

Countries reporting
29
Highest
17.0%
Denmark
Lowest
7.6%
Bulgaria
Median
11.5%
Years covered
19
2007–2025
Data points
517

What the numbers show

Consolidated banking leverage, domestic and foreign entities (asset-to-equity multiple) is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 17.0% in Denmark; the lowest is 7.6% in Bulgaria.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.5%, and the mean is 11.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 70.0%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 32.8%).

Consolidated banking leverage, domestic and foreign entities: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Denmark 17.0% 2025 up 1.8% falling
2 Lithuania 15.3% 2025 up 70.0% rising
3 Netherlands 15.2% 2025 down 15.6% falling
4 Spain 15.1% 2025 up 10.2% falling
5 Finland 15.0% 2025 down 21.5% falling
6 France 14.7% 2025 down 15.0% falling
7 Czechia 14.1% 2025 up 39.6% rising
8 Sweden 13.7% 2025 down 27.1% falling
9 Belgium 13.1% 2025 down 10.9% falling
9 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13.1% 2025 down 16.0% falling
9 Luxembourg 13.1% 2025 down 2.2% falling
12 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 13.0% 2025 down 16.7% falling
13 Germany 12.5% 2025 down 32.8% falling
14 Italy 11.6% 2025 down 11.5% falling
15 Malta 11.5% 2025 down 18.4% rising
16 Poland 11.4% 2025 up 23.9% rising
17 Portugal 10.7% 2025 down 13.7% falling
18 Greece 10.6% 2025 down 3.6% falling
19 Cyprus 10.3% 2025 down 3.7% falling
20 Romania 9.9% 2025 up 1.0% falling
21 Estonia 9.8% 2025 up 27.3% falling
22 Austria 9.6% 2025 down 28.9% falling
23 Latvia 9.5% 2025 unchanged falling
24 Ireland 9.4% 2025 up 20.5% volatile
24 Slovakia 9.4% 2025 up 4.4% falling
26 Croatia 9.3% 2025 up 16.2% rising
27 Hungary 8.9% 2025 down 20.5% falling
28 Slovenia 8.5% 2025 down 1.2% falling
29 Bulgaria 7.6% 2025 down 1.3% flat

About this data

Indicator
Consolidated banking leverage, domestic and foreign entities (asset-to-equity multiple)
Unit
Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
29 places, 517 data points, 2007–2025
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