Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Cyprus
Cyprus: Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector was 27.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Cyprus, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of risk-weighted assets.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Cyprus is 27.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Cyprus peaked at 27.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2012.
That places Cyprus 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage of risk-weighted assets | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.3% | — |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +95.2% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | +5.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 27.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.7%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 27.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +95.2% | 6.3% | 12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 6.3% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 19.2% | 27.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Cyprus?
- Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Cyprus was 27.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tier-1 capital ratio banking sector recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest tier-1 capital ratio banking sector recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2012.
- How does Cyprus rank for tier-1 capital ratio banking sector?
- Cyprus ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tier-1 capital ratio banking sector rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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