Table III
Financial margin (interest margin/total assets)
(commercial banks), various countries, 1965-1973 (%)
|
1965
|
1970
|
1973
|
Belgium
|
1.71**
|
1.44
|
0.54
|
Canada
|
2.12*
|
2.06
|
2.16
|
Denmark
|
3.89*
|
4.65
|
4.91
|
Finland
|
2.47
|
2.49
|
2.67
|
Germany
|
2.19***
|
2.24
|
1.83
|
Italy
|
2.82
|
2.72
|
2.50
|
Netherlands
|
2.46
|
2.42
|
2.50
|
Norway
|
2.72
|
2.97
|
3.00
|
Spain
|
2.79***
|
2.73
|
2.71
|
Sweden
|
2.48***
|
2.19
|
2.36
|
USA
|
2.71
|
3.19
|
2.76
|
*1966
**1967
***1968
Australia – trading banks; Canada – chartered banks; Denmark, Finland, and Italy – all banks; USA – FDIC insured; all other countries – commercial banks
Source: Revell (1980)
Figure 10
Capital-assets ratio (seven largest commercial banks), 1950-1973 (%)
Source: see Table II
Table IV
Capital-assets ratio, Portugal and various countries (commercial banks), 1965-1973 (%)
|
1965
|
1970
|
1973
|
Australia
|
5.03
|
5.55
|
4.23
|
Belgium
|
5.14*
|
4.54
|
3.39
|
Canada
|
4.55
|
3.25
|
2.61
|
Denmark
|
9.92*
|
10.18
|
9.83
|
Finland
|
6.76
|
4.76
|
6.44
|
France
|
3.80
|
2.62
|
2.54
|
Germany
|
3.55**
|
3.55
|
3.48
|
Italy
|
2.05
|
2.12
|
1.71
|
Netherlands
|
-
|
5.65***
|
4.94
|
Norway
|
6.26
|
6.41
|
5.70
|
Spain
|
6.78
|
8.27
|
7.55
|
Sweden
|
-
|
6.54
|
5.43
|
USA
|
8.00
|
6.58
|
5.77
|
Portugal
|
4.59
|
4.68
|
5.32
|
*1966
**1968
***1971
Notes: assets are not weighted by risk
Australia – trading banks; Canada – chartered banks; Denmark, Finland, France, and Italy – all banks; USA – FDIC insured; all other countries – commercial banks
Sources: for Portugal – INEa; for all other countries – Revell (1980)
Figure 11
Return on equity (seven largest commercial banks), 1950-1973 (%)
Source: see Table II
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