Banking sector regulatory capital - 2020 Q3

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 18 December 2020

Key points

  • The common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio for the UK banking sector increased by 0.4 percentage points on the quarter to 16.1%.
  • The level of CET1 capital decreased by 0.8% on the quarter from £468bn to £464bn in Q3 2020.
  • There was a 3.1% decrease in total risk-weighted assets on the quarter, from £2,975bn to £2,882bn.
Next release date: 26 March 2021