Banking Sector Assets

11 911.00 billion CZK
Current value
138.00 % of GDP
Assets as a Percentage of GDP

Commentary by the Czech Banking Association (ČBA)

The banking sector’s assets in the first quarter of 2026 totaled 11,911 billion crowns, which corresponds to 137.6% of GDP. While the absolute value of assets grew by 7.2% year-over-year, their ratio to GDP rose compared to 133.6% in the previous quarter and is above the 136.1% recorded a year ago. By comparison, the ratio of banking assets to Czech GDP reached 136.4% in 2019, 121% in 2015, and 99% in 2008.
According to banking statistics, loans to customers in the first quarter of 2026 totaled 5,029 billion crowns and accounted for 58.1% of Czech GDP. By comparison, in 2019, the share of customer loans was 59.7% of GDP, in 2015 it was 60%, and in 2008 it was 49%.

Banking Sector Assets

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Source of Primary Data

CNB ARAD

Category

Banking Sector

Data Frequency

quarterly

Note

The right-hand axis is shown as a percentage of annual nominal gross domestic product.
The data on assets also include data on banks and branches of foreign banks providing services in the Czech Republic, as well as data on branches of banks operating abroad.

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