Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Sweden
Sweden: Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector was 19.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of risk-weighted assets.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 19.7% for tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Sweden peaked at 23.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2008.
That places Sweden 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage of risk-weighted assets | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.9% | — |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +34.2% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +67.0% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | -4.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 19.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.7%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 19.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +67.0% | 11.5% | 19.2% |
| 2009 | +34.2% | 7.9% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 10.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.7% | 20.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 16 Luxembourg 19.8% compare
- 16 Netherlands 19.8% compare
- 16 Netherlands 19.8% compare
- 19 Slovakia 19.7% compare
- 19 Slovakia 19.7% compare
- 22 Denmark 19.5% compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Sweden?
- Tier-1 capital ratio banking sector in Sweden was 19.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tier-1 capital ratio banking sector recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tier-1 capital ratio banking sector recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for tier-1 capital ratio banking sector?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tier-1 capital ratio banking sector rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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