Banking sector assets

Assets in % of GDP

Banking sector assets

CBA Commentary
Assets of the banking sector in Q3 2025 amounted to CZK 11,478 billion, or 136.5% of GDP, essentially unchanged from 136.6% in the previous quarter and virtually unchanged from 136.6% a year ago. The ratio of bank assets to Czech GDP reached 136.4% in 2019, or 121% in 2015, or 99% in 2008.
Client loans, according to banking statistics, showed a level of CZK 4,801 billion in Q3 2025 and a 57.1% share relative to Czech GDP. By comparison, the share of client loans was 59.7% of GDP in 2019, 60% in 2015 or 49% in 2008.
Source of primary data
CNB ARAD
Note
Right axis as a percentage of annual nominal gross domestic product.
Data for assets include data for banks and branches of foreign banks providing services in the Czech Republic and data for branches of banks operating abroad.
Category
Banking sector
Data frequency
Quarterly
Comments
Banking statistics for March 2025
Commentary by Miroslav Zámečník, Chief Advisor of the Czech Banking Association
Four snippets of notes on the CNB's foreign exchange reserves and income statement
Economic commentary by Jaromir Šindel, Chief Economist of the CBA