Data Characteristics
Data Characteristics Date last updated Date last updatedThe database on Bank Profitability is frozen and the annual updates of this database are suspended.
Unit of measure used Unit of measure usedStatistics are reported at current prices in millions of national currency and in millions of Euros for OECD countries which are members of the Euro zone:
Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Spain.
Non financial data are given in units.
Population & Scope Population & Scope Statistical population Statistical populationBank profitability statistics are based on financial statements of banks in each Member country and are presented in the standard OECD framework. Although the objective is to include all institutions which conduct ordinary banking business, namely institutions which primarily take deposits from the public and provide finance for a wide range of purposes, the institutional coverage of banks in the statistics available in this database is not the same in each country.
Ratios based on various items of the income statements and balance sheets of banks in percentage of some aggregates are also provided to facilitate the analysis of trends in bank profitability of OECD countries.
Statistics are reported at current prices in millions of national currency and in millions of Euros for OECD countries which are members of the Euro zone:
Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Spain.
Non financial data are given in units.
The database on Bank Profitability is frozen and the annual updates of this database are suspended.
Bank profitability statistics are based on financial statements of banks in each Member country and are presented in the standard OECD framework. Although the objective is to include all institutions which conduct ordinary banking business, namely institutions which primarily take deposits from the public and provide finance for a wide range of purposes, the institutional coverage of banks in the statistics available in this database is not the same in each country.
Ratios based on various items of the income statements and balance sheets of banks in percentage of some aggregates are also provided to facilitate the analysis of trends in bank profitability of OECD countries.