The composition of assets in the Italian banking industry experienced some fluctuations between 2020 and 2024, but loans and advances consistently accounted for the largest share. As of the fourth quarter of 2024, loans and advances accounted for more than half of the total assets, amounting to around 1.5 trillion euros.
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Asset composition of the banking industry in Italy from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2024
(in billion euros)
Characteristic
Cash, cash balances at central banks, other demand deposits
Loans and advances
Debt securities
Equity instruments
Derivatives
Investments in subsidiaries, joint-ventures and associates
The source adds the following information: The list of banks used for the statistic comprises banks designated as significant institutions (SIs) by the European Central Bank. The full list of significant institutions is available here.
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ECB. (July 7, 2025). Asset composition of the banking industry in Italy from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2024 (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400172/italy-asset-composition-banking-industry-quarterly/
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ECB. (2025). Asset composition of the banking industry in Italy from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2024 (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400172/italy-asset-composition-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB. "Asset Composition of The Banking Industry in Italy from 1st Quarter 2020 to 4th Quarter 2024 (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400172/italy-asset-composition-banking-industry-quarterly/
ECB, Asset composition of the banking industry in Italy from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2024 (in billion euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400172/italy-asset-composition-banking-industry-quarterly/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Asset composition of the banking industry in Italy from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2024 (in billion euros) [Graph], ECB, July 7, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400172/italy-asset-composition-banking-industry-quarterly/