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2.2Capital in percentage of total assets and risk-weighted assets in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Switzerland, 1880–2020
2.3Capital/assets ratio, Big Five banks, including and excluding hidden reserves
2.4Hidden reserves reported to the Federal Banking Commission in percent of total assets (left axis) and hidden reserves in percent of required capital (right axis), all Swiss banks, 1961–94
2.5Capital/assets ratio including and excluding hidden reserves, all banks and big banks, 1961–94
3.1Capital structure of the London and Westminster Bank, 1844
3.2Capital/assets ratios and authorised capital in million £, Westminster Bank (1834–1908) and London and County Bank (1837–1908)
3.4Share capital, reserves, and the capital/assets ratio of Credit Suisse, 1857–1914
3.6Capital/assets ratios, selected banks in New York City, 1834–1914
4.1Capital/assets ratios, United Kingdom, United States, and Switzerland, 1914–50
4.2Gross government debt in Switzerland (in CHFbn), the United Kingdom (in £bn), and the United States (in $bn), 1910–50
4.3Inflation (change of consumer price index) in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Switzerland, 1910–50
4.4Percentage of gross government debt held by banks, United Kingdom (1910–50), United States (1910–50), and Switzerland (1924–50)
4.5Government securities as a percentage of banks’ total assets, United Kingdom, United States, and Switzerland, 1910–50
4.6Nominal capital (paid-up) and reserves in CHF millions, Swiss banks, 1910–50
4.7Nominal capital (paid-up) and reserves in £ millions, British banks, 1910–45
4.8Nominal capital (paid-up) and reserves in $ millions, US banks, 1910–50
5.1Capital/assets ratio, United Kingdom, United States, and Switzerland, 1940–90
5.3Paid-up capital, reserves and unpaid capital in £ millions, Big Five banks, 1940–73
5.5Capital coverage ratio (regulatory capital vs required capital), all banks and big banks in Switzerland, 1935–91
5.7Capital/assets ratio by bank size (total assets), 1969–84
6.1Capital/assets ratios in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Switzerland, 1990–2020
6.2Tier 1 capital as a percentage of total assets and risk-weighted assets of large banks in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Switzerland (CH) in 2000 and 2006
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