Banking sector regulatory capital - 2019 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 2019

Key points

  • The common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio for the UK banking sector decreased by 0.1 percentage point on the quarter to 15.3%.
  • The level of CET1 capital increased by 1.2% on the quarter from £446bn to £451bn in Q3 2019.
  • There was a 2.1% increase in total risk-weighted assets on the quarter, from £2,896bn to £2,956bn.