CBA Commentary
According to preliminary monthly data, banking sector assets stood at CZK 11,919 billion in Q1 2026, equivalent to 137.6% of GDP. While the absolute amount of assets increased by 7.6% year-on-year, their ratio to GDP is up from 133.6% in the previous quarter and above 136.1% a year ago. By comparison, the ratio of bank assets to Czech GDP in 2019 was 136.4%, or 121% in 2015 and 99% in 2008.
Client loans, according to banking statistics, reached CZK 5,029bn in Q1 2026 and a 58.1% share of Czech GDP. By comparison, the share of client loans in 2019 was 59.7% of GDP, 60% in 2015 or 49% in 2008.
Banking sector assets
Source of primary data
CNB ARADCategory
Banking sectorData frequency
QuarterlyNote
Right axis as a percentage of annual nominal gross domestic product. Preliminary data represent an estimate based on monthly data already available, adjusted for their relationship to quarterly data in the previous two quarters. \Asset data include data for banks and branches of foreign banks providing services in the Czech Republic and data for branches of banks operating abroad.Related Charts
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