Banking sector regulatory capital - 2020 Q1

This quarterly statistical release shows levels of capital and risk-weighted assets for the UK banking sector. It includes breakdowns of the movements in different tiers of capital and risk exposure types, and overall capital ratios.
Published on 03 August 2020

Key points

  • The common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio for the UK banking sector decreased by 0.6 percentage points on the quarter to 15.0%.
  • The level of CET1 capital increased by 4.9% on the quarter from £431bn to £453bn in Q1 2020.
  • There was an 8.8% increase in total risk-weighted assets on the quarter, from £2,765bn to £3,009bn.
Next release date: 9 October 2020