Banking sector

Basic indicators on the development of the domestic banking sector in the Czech Republic from official Czech National Bank statistics and compulsorily published data from individual banks
Banking sector assets
10 628.14 billion CZK
Q4 / 2024
Number of employees
38 671 Total
Q4 / 2024
Number of banks by size
43 (total)
Q1 / 2025
Net interest income on assets (%)
121.71 %
Q4 / 2024
Profitability of the banking sector
1.16 % profit on assets
Q4 / 2024
The role of banks' profits in their capital
22.89 billion CZK
Q4 / 2024
Interest income and expense CZK billion, quarterly
45.21 billion CZK
Q4 / 2024
Interest income in bank profits CZK billion and % of profit, annual aggregate
170.03 billion CZK
Q4 / 2024
Net interest income (%)
1.62 % of assets
Q4 / 2024
Comments
CNB interest rate remained at 3.75% with hawkish commentary titulní obrázek
Three reasons behind the March retention of the cyclical capital buffer at 1.25 per cent titulní obrázek
CNB cuts base interest rate to 3.75 per cent titulní obrázek
The new pigeon tandem at the CNB and the still high savings rate titulní obrázek
The central bank is likely to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point next week titulní obrázek
CNB to decide on further interest rate cuts next Thursday titulní obrázek
CNB likely to cut rates by half a percentage point on Thursday titulní obrázek
Czech National Bank cuts key interest rate to 6.75 % titulní obrázek
CNB likely to cut rates by a quarter percentage point on Thursday titulní obrázek