CET1 ratio of Germany's largest banks Q4 2019
Capital ratios express a bank’s capital as a percentage of its risk-weighted assets (RWAs). Capital requirements for European banks were raised after the Basel III accord and phased in on the 1st of January 2015, with a new minimum requirement of CET1 ratio of 4.5 percent. Germany's three largest banks have all continued to meet the minimum requirement up to the 4th quarter of 2019.