Table 1
Banks in the data with a ranking according to the largest banks in Europe by total assets in 2017
| Banks | Ranking | Banks | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC Holdings plc | 1 | ABN AMRO Group NV | 26 |
| BNP Paribas SA | 2 | KBC Group NV | 28 |
| Crédit Agricole Group | 3 | Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 29 |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 4 | DNB ASA | 30 |
| Banco Santander SA | 5 | Nationwide Building Society | 31 |
| Barclays Plc | 6 | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 32 |
| Société Générale SA | 7 | Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg | 33 |
| Groupe BPCE | 8 | Swedbank AB | 35 |
| Lloyds Banking Group Plc | 9 | Banco de Sabadell SA | 36 |
| ING Groep NV | 10 | Bankia SA | 37 |
| UniCredit SpA | 11 | Erste Group Bank AG | 38 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc | 12 | Bayerische Landesbank | 39 |
| Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 13 | Dexia SA | 43 |
| Crédit Mutuel Group | 14 | Belfius Banque SA | 44 |
| UBS Group AG | 15 | Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale | 45 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | 16 | Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale | 47 |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 17 | Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | 49 |
| Rabobank | 18 | Allied Irish Banks Plc | >50 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 19 | Banco Popular Espanol SA | >50 |
| Standard Chartered Plc | 20 | DekaBank | >50 |
| DZ Bank AG | 21 | KfW | >50 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 22 | NIBC Bank NV | >50 |
| Commerzbank AG | 23 | RaIffeisen Bank International AG | >50 |
Table 2
Comparing CRD IV CBCR data with banks’ accounts for six UK banks in 2017 — Nordic banks
| Banks | Year | Data source | Turnover | Profit before tax | Tax per profit and loss account | Tax paid per cash flow | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €m | €m | €m | €m | ||||
| Danske Bank A/S | 2017 | CRD IV | 10,244 | 3,533 | 725 | 725 | 19,769 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2017 | Accounts | 6,473 | 3,534 | 724 | 737 | 19,768 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2017 | Difference | 3,771 | (1) | 1 | (12) | 1 |
| DNB ASA | 2017 | CRD IV | 5,535 | 2,877 | 542 | 542 | 9,561 |
| DNB ASA | 2017 | Accounts | 5,487 | 2,882 | 542 | 1,156 | 9,561 |
| DNB ASA | 2017 | Difference | 48 | (5) | (0) | (614) | 0 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2017 | CRD IV | 9,469 | 3,998 | 950 | 950 | 31,437 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2017 | Accounts | 9,469 | 3,998 | 950 | 950 | 30,399 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2017 | Difference | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,038 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2017 | CRD IV | 7,662 | 2,161 | 473 | 473 | 15,949 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2017 | Accounts | 4,679 | 2,160 | 474 | 244 | 15,946 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2017 | Difference | 2,983 | 1 | (1) | 229 | 3 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2017 | CRD IV | 4,325 | 2,182 | 547 | 547 | 11,832 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2017 | Accounts | 4,326 | 2,183 | 511 | 594 | 11,832 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2017 | Difference | (1) | (1) | 36 | (47) | 0 |
| Swedbank AB | 2017 | CRD IV | 4,496 | 2,548 | 537 | 537 | 14,588 |
| Swedbank AB | 2017 | Accounts | 4,405 | 2,548 | 538 | 386 | 14,588 |
| Swedbank AB | 2017 | Difference | 91 | 0 | (1) | 151 | 0 |
[i] Source: Authors, based on the annual published accounts of the group parent companies of the noted banks for 2013 to 2017 inclusive and the CRD IV reporting and of the same banks for those same years if publications were made [27], all values were translated, when necessary, into euros at average exchange rates for the year in question published by Eurostat.
Table 2
Comparing CRD IV CBCR data with banks’ accounts for six UK banks in 2017 — UK banks
| Banks | Year | Data source | Turnover | Profit before tax | Tax per profit and loss account | Tax paid per cash flow report | Full-time employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €m | €m | €m | €m | ||||
| Barclays Plc | 2017 | CRD IV | 29,599 | 6,306 | 487 | 487 | 97,418 |
| Barclays Plc | 2017 | Accounts | 24,054 | 4,041 | 939 | 808 | 79,900 |
| Barclays Plc | 2017 | Difference | 5,545 | 2,265 | (452) | (321) | 17,518 |
| Lloyds Banking Group Plc | 2017 | CRD IV | 21,295 | 6,021 | 1,172 | 1,172 | 69,556 |
| Lloyds Banking Group Plc | 2017 | Accounts | 21,296 | 6,020 | 1,427 | 1,173 | 69,726 |
| Lloyds Banking Group Plc | 2017 | Difference | (1) | 1 | (255) | (1) | (170) |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group | 2017 | CRD IV | 14,999 | 2,567 | 606 | 606 | 73,980 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group | 2017 | Accounts | 14,989 | 2,555 | 903 | 593 | 71,200 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group | 2017 | Difference | 10 | 12 | (297) | 13 | 2,780 |
| HSBC Holdings Plc | 2017 | CRD IV | 60,285 | 14,680 | 2,371 | 2,371 | 233,126 |
| HSBC Holdings Plc | 2017 | Accounts | 44,063 | 15,227 | 3,782 | 2,816 | 244,788 |
| HSBC Holdings Plc | 2017 | Difference | 16,222 | (547) | (1,411) | (445) | (11,662) |
| Standard Chartered Plc | 2017 | CRD IV | 13,681 | 3,063 | 726 | 726 | 86,794 |
| Standard Chartered Plc | 2017 | Accounts | 10,865 | 1,819 | 727 | 689 | 86,794 |
| Standard Chartered Plc | 2017 | Difference | 2,816 | 1,244 | (1) | 37 | 0 |
| Nationwide Building Society | 2017 | CRD IV | 3,855 | 1,234 | 339 | 339 | 17,295 |
| Nationwide Building Society | 2017 | Accounts | 3,824 | 1,203 | 339 | 339 | 18,761 |
| Nationwide Building Society | 2017 | Difference | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | (1,466) |
[i] Source: Authors, based on the annual published accounts of the group parent companies of the noted banks for 2013 to 2017 inclusive and the CRD IV reporting and of the same banks for those same years if publications were made [27], all values were translated, when necessary, into euros at average exchange rates for the year in question published by Eurostat.
Appendix 1
Nordic and UK Banks: case study comparing accounting and CRD IV data
| Banks | Year | Source | Turnover €m | Profit before tax €m | Tax paid per profit and loss account €m | Tax paid per cash flow €m | Full-time employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic Banks | |||||||
| Danske Bank A/S | 2013 | CRD IV | - | - | - | - | - |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2014 | CRD IV | 11,548 | 1,068 | 537 | 537 | 18,603 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2015 | CRD IV | 10,794 | 2,381 | 620 | 620 | 19,049 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2016 | CRD IV | 10,665 | 3,405 | 738 | 738 | 19,303 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2017 | CRD IV | 10,244 | 3,533 | 725 | 725 | 19,769 |
| Danske Bank A/S | Aggregate | CRD IV | 43,251 | 10,387 | 2,620 | 2,620 | 76,724 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2013 | Accounts | |||||
| Danske Bank A/S | 2014 | Accounts | 6,081 | 1,069 | 539 | 549 | 18,603 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2015 | Accounts | 6,115 | 2,381 | 622 | 633 | 19,049 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2016 | Accounts | 6,442 | 3,406 | 739 | 666 | 19,303 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2017 | Accounts | 6,473 | 3,534 | 724 | 737 | 19,768 |
| Danske Bank A/S | Aggregate | Accounts | 25,110 | 10,390 | 2,624 | 2,585 | 76,723 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2013 | Difference | - | - | - | - | - |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2014 | Difference | 5,467 | −1 | −2 | −12 | - |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2015 | Difference | 4,679 | −0 | −2 | −13 | - |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2016 | Difference | 4,223 | −1 | −1 | 72 | - |
| Danske Bank A/S | 2017 | Difference | 3,771 | −1 | 1 | −12 | 1 |
| Danske Bank A/S | Aggregate | Difference | 18,141 | −3 | −4 | 35 | 1 |
| DNB ASA | 2013 | CRD IV | - | - | - | - | - |
| DNB ASA | 2014 | CRD IV | - | - | 776 | 776 | - |
| DNB ASA | 2015 | CRD IV | - | - | 802 | 802 | 12,443 |
| DNB ASA | 2016 | CRD IV | - | - | 458 | 458 | 11,992 |
| DNB ASA | 2017 | CRD IV | 5,535 | 2,877 | 542 | 542 | 9,561 |
| DNB ASA | Aggregate | CRD IV | 5,535 | 2,877 | 2,578 | 2,578 | 33,996 |
| DNB ASA | 2013 | Accounts | |||||
| DNB ASA | 2014 | Accounts | 774 | 359 | |||
| DNB ASA | 2015 | Accounts | 789 | 288 | 11,840 | ||
| DNB ASA | 2016 | Accounts | 446 | 314 | 11,459 | ||
| DNB ASA | 2017 | Accounts | 5,487 | 2,882 | 542 | 1,156 | 9,561 |
| DNB ASA | Aggregate | Accounts | 5,487 | 2,882 | 2,551 | 2,117 | 32,860 |
| DNB ASA | 2013 | Difference | - | - | - | - | - |
| DNB ASA | 2014 | Difference | - | - | 2 | 417 | - |
| DNB ASA | 2015 | Difference | - | - | 13 | 514 | 603 |
| DNB ASA | 2016 | Difference | - | - | 12 | 144 | 533 |
| DNB ASA | 2017 | Difference | 48 | −5 | −0 | −614 | - |
| DNB ASA | Aggregate | Difference | 48 | −5 | 27 | 461 | 1,136 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2013 | CRD IV | 10,217 | 3,994 | 976 | 976 | 29,107 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2014 | CRD IV | 10,241 | 4,307 | 950 | 950 | 29,814 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2015 | CRD IV | 10,141 | 4,704 | 1,042 | 1,042 | 29,681 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2016 | CRD IV | 9,927 | 4,625 | 859 | 859 | 30,873 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2017 | CRD IV | 9,469 | 3,998 | 950 | 950 | 31,437 |
| Nordea Bank AB | Aggregate | CRD IV | 49,995 | 21,628 | 4,777 | 4,777 | 150,912 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2013 | Accounts | 9,891 | 4,116 | 1,009 | 1,010 | 29,429 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2014 | Accounts | 10,241 | 4,307 | 950 | 966 | 29,643 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2015 | Accounts | 10,140 | 4,704 | 1,042 | 1,056 | 29,815 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2016 | Accounts | 9,927 | 4,625 | 859 | 952 | 31,596 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2017 | Accounts | 9,469 | 3,998 | 950 | 950 | 30,399 |
| Nordea Bank AB | Aggregate | Accounts | 49,668 | 21,750 | 4,810 | 4,934 | 150,882 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2013 | Difference | 326 | −122 | −33 | −34 | −322 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2014 | Difference | - | - | - | −16 | 171 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2015 | Difference | 1 | - | - | −14 | −134 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2016 | Difference | - | - | - | −93 | −723 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 2017 | Difference | - | - | - | - | 1,038 |
| Nordea Bank AB | Aggregate | Difference | 327 | −122 | −33 | −157 | 30 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2013 | CRD IV | 9,720 | 2,094 | 385 | 385 | 17,096 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2014 | CRD IV | 9,123 | 2,557 | 457 | 457 | 16,702 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2015 | CRD IV | 8,117 | 2,230 | 460 | 460 | 16,599 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2016 | CRD IV | 7,630 | 1,572 | 448 | 448 | 16,260 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2017 | CRD IV | 7,662 | 2,161 | 473 | 473 | 15,949 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | Aggregate | CRD IV | 42,252 | 10,614 | 2,223 | 2,223 | 82,606 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2013 | Accounts | 4,749 | 2,095 | 386 | 150 | 17,096 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2014 | Accounts | 4,786 | 2,568 | 454 | 318 | 16,742 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2015 | Accounts | 4,775 | 2,230 | 458 | 180 | 16,599 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2016 | Accounts | 4,572 | 1,571 | 449 | 373 | 16,260 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2017 | Accounts | 4,679 | 2,160 | 474 | 244 | 15,946 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | Aggregate | Accounts | 23,560 | 10,626 | 2,221 | 1,266 | 82,643 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2013 | Difference | 4,971 | −1 | −1 | 235 | - |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2014 | Difference | 4,337 | −11 | 3 | 139 | −40 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2015 | Difference | 3,342 | −0 | 2 | 280 | - |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2016 | Difference | 3,058 | 1 | −1 | 75 | - |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2017 | Difference | 2,983 | 1 | −1 | 229 | 3 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | Aggregate | Difference | 18,692 | −12 | 2 | 957 | −37 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2013 | CRD IV | 4,200 | 2,092 | 453 | 453 | - |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2014 | CRD IV | 4,215 | 2,113 | 447 | 447 | 11,585 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2015 | CRD IV | 4,312 | 2,187 | 457 | 457 | 11,821 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2016 | CRD IV | 4,309 | 2,184 | 402 | 402 | 11,759 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2017 | CRD IV | 4,325 | 2,182 | 547 | 547 | 11,832 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | Aggregate | CRD IV | 21,361 | 10,758 | 2,306 | 2,306 | 46,997 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2013 | Accounts | 4,199 | 2,091 | 453 | 575 | - |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2014 | Accounts | 3,868 | 1,928 | 421 | 430 | 11,692 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2015 | Accounts | 4,062 | 2,140 | 446 | 451 | 11,819 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2016 | Accounts | 4,309 | 2,181 | 465 | 586 | 11,759 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2017 | Accounts | 4,326 | 2,183 | 511 | 594 | 11,832 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | Aggregate | Accounts | 20,764 | 10,522 | 2,296 | 2,636 | 47,102 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2013 | Difference | 1 | 1 | 0 | −122 | - |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2014 | Difference | 347 | 185 | 26 | 17 | −107 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2015 | Difference | 250 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2016 | Difference | 0 | 3 | −63 | −184 | - |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2017 | Difference | −1 | −1 | 36 | −47 | - |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | Aggregate | Difference | 597 | 236 | 10 | −330 | −105 |
| Swedbank AB | 2013 | CRD IV | 4,317 | 2,238 | 474 | 474 | 14,265 |
| Swedbank AB | 2014 | CRD IV | 4,376 | 2,484 | 474 | 474 | 14,583 |
| Swedbank AB | 2015 | CRD IV | 4,053 | 2,174 | 495 | 495 | 13,893 |
| Swedbank AB | 2016 | CRD IV | 4,469 | 2,510 | 446 | 446 | 14,009 |
| Swedbank AB | 2017 | CRD IV | 4,496 | 2,548 | 537 | 537 | 14,588 |
| Swedbank AB | Aggregate | CRD IV | 21,711 | 11,954 | 2,426 | 2,426 | 71,338 |
| Swedbank AB | 2013 | Accounts | 4,223 | 2,237 | 474 | 342 | 14,265 |
| Swedbank AB | 2014 | Accounts | 4,270 | 2,313 | 473 | 604 | 14,583 |
| Swedbank AB | 2015 | Accounts | 3,967 | 2,178 | 494 | 498 | 13,893 |
| Swedbank AB | 2016 | Accounts | 4,315 | 2,512 | 445 | 379 | 14,061 |
| Swedbank AB | 2017 | Accounts | 4,405 | 2,548 | 538 | 386 | 14,588 |
| Swedbank AB | Aggregate | Accounts | 21,181 | 11,787 | 2,424 | 2,209 | 71,390 |
| Swedbank AB | 2013 | Difference | 94 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| Swedbank AB | 2014 | Difference | 106 | 171 | 1 | (130) | 0 |
| Swedbank AB | 2015 | Difference | 86 | (4) | 1 | (3) | 0 |
| Swedbank AB | 2016 | Difference | 154 | (2) | 1 | 67 | (52) |
| Swedbank AB | 2017 | Difference | 91 | 0 | (1) | 151 | 0 |
| Swedbank AB | Aggregate | Difference | 530 | 167 | 2 | 217 | (52) |
| UK Banks | |||||||
| Barclays plc | 2013 | CRD IV | 42,929 | 10,718 | 8,888 | 8,888 | 140,282 |
| Barclays plc | 2014 | CRD IV | 38,429 | 6,873 | 1,272 | 1,272 | 135,336 |
| Barclays plc | 2015 | CRD IV | 40,505 | 4,992 | 1,615 | 1,615 | 130,900 |
| Barclays plc | 2016 | CRD IV | 37,076 | 8,809 | 859 | 859 | 122,947 |
| Barclays plc | 2017 | CRD IV | 29,599 | 6,306 | 487 | 487 | 97,418 |
| Barclays plc | Aggregate | CRD IV | 188,538 | 37,698 | 13,121 | 13,121 | 626,883 |
| Barclays plc | 2013 | Accounts | 29,282 | 3,378 | 2,536 | 1,835 | 139,600 |
| Barclays plc | 2014 | Accounts | 28,694 | 2,800 | 1,740 | 1,926 | 132,300 |
| Barclays plc | 2015 | Accounts | 32,167 | 2,857 | 2,368 | 2,302 | 129,400 |
| Barclays plc | 2016 | Accounts | 26,254 | 3,953 | 655 | 955 | 119,300 |
| Barclays plc | 2017 | Accounts | 24,054 | 4,041 | 939 | 808 | 79,900 |
| Barclays plc | Aggregate | Accounts | 140,452 | 17,029 | 8,237 | 7,825 | 600,500 |
| Barclays plc | 2013 | Difference | 13,647 | 7,340 | 6,352 | 7,053 | 682 |
| Barclays plc | 2014 | Difference | 9,735 | 4,073 | −468 | −654 | 3,036 |
| Barclays plc | 2015 | Difference | 8,338 | 2,135 | −753 | −687 | 1,500 |
| Barclays plc | 2016 | Difference | 10,822 | 4,856 | 204 | −96 | 3,647 |
| Barclays plc | 2017 | Difference | 5,545 | 2,265 | −452 | −321 | 17,518 |
| Barclays plc | Aggregate | Difference | 48,086 | 20,669 | 4,884 | 5,296 | 26,383 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2013 | CRD IV | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2014 | CRD IV | 20,352 | 2,187 | 40 | 40 | 89,074 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2015 | CRD IV | 24,009 | 2,266 | 247 | 247 | 82,200 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2016 | CRD IV | 21,134 | 5,187 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 72,870 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2017 | CRD IV | 21,295 | 6,021 | 1,172 | 1,172 | 69,556 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | Aggregate | CRD IV | 86,790 | 15,661 | 2,466 | 2,466 | 313,700 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2013 | Accounts | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2014 | Accounts | 20,353 | 2,187 | −19 | 41 | 90,844 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2015 | Accounts | 24,010 | 2,266 | 788 | 247 | 89,300 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2016 | Accounts | 21,133 | 5,187 | 1,067 | 1,006 | 71,888 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2017 | Accounts | 21,296 | 6,020 | 1,427 | 1,173 | 69,726 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | Aggregate | Accounts | 86,791 | 15,660 | 3,264 | 2,467 | 321,758 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2013 | Difference | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2014 | Difference | −1 | 0 | 59 | −1 | −1,770 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2015 | Difference | −1 | 0 | −541 | 0 | −7,100 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2016 | Difference | 1 | 0 | −60 | 1 | 982 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 2017 | Difference | −1 | 1 | −255 | −1 | −170 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | Aggregate | Difference | −1 | 1 | −798 | −1 | −8,058 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2013 | CRD IV | - | - | - | - | - |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2014 | CRD IV | 18,804 | 3,281 | 220 | 220 | 94,640 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2015 | CRD IV | 17,810 | −3,725 | 73 | 73 | 91,839 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2016 | CRD IV | 15,409 | −4,996 | 167 | 167 | 85,533 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2017 | CRD IV | 14,999 | 2,567 | 606 | 606 | 73,980 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | Aggregate | CRD IV | 67,022 | −2,873 | 1,066 | 1,066 | 345,992 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2013 | Accounts | - | - | - | - | - |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2014 | Accounts | 18,803 | 3,280 | 514 | 218 | 95,600 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2015 | Accounts | 17,810 | −3,725 | 40 | 101 | 93,659 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2016 | Accounts | 15,409 | −4,996 | 1,150 | 209 | 77,900 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2017 | Accounts | 14,989 | 2,555 | 903 | 593 | 71,200 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | Aggregate | Accounts | 67,011 | −2,886 | 2,607 | 1,122 | 338,359 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2013 | Difference | - | - | - | - | - |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2014 | Difference | 1 | 1 | −294 | 2 | −960 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2015 | Difference | −0 | 0 | 33 | −28 | −1,820 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2016 | Difference | 0 | −0 | −983 | −42 | 7,633 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | 2017 | Difference | 10 | 12 | −297 | 13 | 2,780 |
| Royal Bank of Scotla | Aggregate | Difference | 11 | 13 | −1,541 | −56 | 7,633 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2013 | CRD IV | 51,691 | - | - | - | 258,692 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2014 | CRD IV | 46,179 | 14,086 | 2,699 | 2,699 | 256,286 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2015 | CRD IV | 53,917 | 17,008 | 3,034 | 3,034 | 258,954 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2016 | CRD IV | 56,932 | 13,843 | 2,934 | 2,934 | 245,526 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2017 | CRD IV | 60,285 | 14,680 | 2,371 | 2,371 | 233,126 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | Aggregate | CRD IV | 269,004 | 59,617 | 11,038 | 11,038 | 1,252,584 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2013 | Accounts | 44,285 | - | - | - | 268,795 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2014 | Accounts | 43,272 | 14,083 | 2,978 | 2,694 | 264,767 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2015 | Accounts | 50,561 | 17,010 | 3,423 | 3,473 | 268,433 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2016 | Accounts | 40,283 | 6,429 | 3,316 | 2,950 | 246,933 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2017 | Accounts | 44,063 | 15,227 | 3,782 | 2,816 | 244,788 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | Aggregate | Accounts | 222,463 | 52,749 | 13,500 | 11,933 | 1,293,716 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2013 | Difference | 7,406 | - | - | - | −10,103 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2014 | Difference | 2,907 | 3 | −279 | 5 | −8,481 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2015 | Difference | 3,356 | −2 | −389 | −439 | −9,479 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2016 | Difference | 16,649 | 7,414 | −382 | −16 | −1,407 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 2017 | Difference | 16,222 | −547 | −1,411 | −445 | −11,662 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | Aggregate | Difference | 46,541 | 6,868 | −2,462 | −895 | −41,132 |
| Standard Chartered | 2013 | CRD IV | 13,836 | 5,785 | 1,181 | 1,181 | 88,257 |
| Standard Chartered | 2014 | CRD IV | 6,128 | 2,175 | - | - | - |
| Standard Chartered | 2015 | CRD IV | 15,750 | −902 | 1,014 | 1,014 | 87,318 |
| Standard Chartered | 2016 | CRD IV | 13,782 | 1,216 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 84,916 |
| Standard Chartered | 2017 | CRD IV | 13,681 | 3,063 | 726 | 726 | 86,794 |
| Standard Chartered | Aggregate | CRD IV | 63,177 | 11,337 | 3,953 | 3,953 | 347,285 |
| Standard Chartered | 2013 | Accounts | 14,143 | 4,567 | 1,268 | 1,292 | 86,640 |
| Standard Chartered | 2014 | Accounts | 13,809 | 3,190 | - | - | - |
| Standard Chartered | 2015 | Accounts | 11,516 | −1,147 | 882 | 968 | 84,076 |
| Standard Chartered | 2016 | Accounts | 10,590 | 308 | 607 | 969 | 86,693 |
| Standard Chartered | 2017 | Accounts | 10,865 | 1,819 | 727 | 689 | 86,794 |
| Standard Chartered | Aggregate | Accounts | 60,923 | 8,737 | 3,484 | 3,919 | 344,203 |
| Standard Chartered | 2013 | Difference | −307 | 1,218 | −87 | −111 | 1,617 |
| Standard Chartered | 2014 | Difference | −7,681 | −1,015 | - | - | - |
| Standard Chartered | 2015 | Difference | 4,234 | 245 | 132 | 46 | 3,242 |
| Standard Chartered | 2016 | Difference | 3,192 | 908 | 425 | 63 | −1,777 |
| Standard Chartered | 2017 | Difference | 2,816 | 1,244 | −1 | 37 | - |
| Standard Chartered | Aggregate | Difference | 2,254 | 2,600 | 469 | 34 | 3,082 |
| Nationwide | 2013 | CRD IV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nationwide | 2014 | CRD IV | 3,766 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,732 |
| Nationwide | 2015 | CRD IV | 4,331 | 1,439 | 227 | 227 | 16,200 |
| Nationwide | 2016 | CRD IV | 4,178 | 1,617 | 310 | 310 | 16,625 |
| Nationwide | 2017 | CRD IV | 3,855 | 1,234 | 339 | 339 | 17,295 |
| Nationwide | Aggregate | CRD IV | 16,130 | 4,290 | 876 | 876 | 65,852 |
| Nationwide | 2013 | Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nationwide | 2014 | Accounts | 3,530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,268 |
| Nationwide | 2015 | Accounts | 4,332 | 1,439 | 266 | 227 | 17,622 |
| Nationwide | 2016 | Accounts | 4,127 | 1,565 | 394 | 311 | 18,109 |
| Nationwide | 2017 | Accounts | 3,824 | 1,203 | 339 | 339 | 18,761 |
| Nationwide | Aggregate | Accounts | 15,813 | 4,207 | 999 | 877 | 71,760 |
| Nationwide | 2013 | Difference | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nationwide | 2014 | Difference | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,536) |
| Nationwide | 2015 | Difference | (1) | 0 | (39) | (0) | (1,422) |
| Nationwide | 2016 | Difference | 51 | 52 | (84) | (1) | (1,484) |
| Nationwide | 2017 | Difference | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | (1,466) |
| Nationwide | Aggregate | Difference | 317 | 83 | (123) | (1) | (5,908) |
[i] Sources: CRD IV data and annual reports, all values are translated to euros at annual average rates wherever required to do so.
Appendix 2
Averaged bank data for a -year period for all countries referred to in CRD IV reporting by the banks surveyed for the -year period, 2013–2017, with supporting calculations on the average effective tax rates, average turnover per employee, and average profit per employee by jurisdiction for this period
| Countries | Average turnover €'m | Average profit before tax €'m | Average reported tax €'m | Average full time employees | Average effective tax rate % | Average turnover per employee €'000 | Average profit per employee % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Others | (2,430) | (1,456) | 83 | 12,686 | (5.7%) | (192) | (115) |
| Albania | 131 | 27 | 4 | 1,998 | 16.4% | 66 | 13 |
| Algeria | 318 | 139 | 39 | 3,230 | 28.0% | 99 | 43 |
| Angola | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14.3% | 299 | 65 |
| Argentina | 3,083 | 1,127 | 390 | 15,493 | 34.7% | 199 | 73 |
| Armenia | 25 | (1) | 2 | 275 | (333.3%) | 92 | (2) |
| Australia | 2,555 | 843 | 295 | 4,743 | 35.0% | 539 | 178 |
| Austria | 6,143 | 935 | 278 | 26,852 | 29.7% | 229 | 35 |
| Bahamas | 55 | 27 | 0 | 57 | 0.0% | 958 | 474 |
| Bahrain | 205 | 37 | 0 | 886 | 0.0% | 231 | 42 |
| Bangladesh | 317 | 198 | 89 | 2,257 | 44.7% | 140 | 88 |
| Belarus | 157 | 86 | 23 | 1,636 | 26.2% | 96 | 53 |
| Belgium | 13,367 | 4,029 | 1,092 | 43,455 | 27.1% | 308 | 93 |
| Benin | 16 | (5) | (2) | 190 | 37.0% | 83 | (28) |
| Bermuda | 247 | 117 | 0 | 466 | 0.0% | 529 | 250 |
| Bolivia | 18 | 4 | 1 | 273 | 25.0% | 65 | 15 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 273 | 82 | 10 | 3,316 | 12.7% | 82 | 25 |
| Botswana | 166 | 37 | 9 | 1,753 | 25.5% | 95 | 21 |
| Brazil | 13,788 | 2,750 | 1,003 | 52,995 | 36.5% | 260 | 52 |
| Brunei | 54 | 7 | 5 | 578 | 77.1% | 94 | 12 |
| Bulgaria | 803 | 278 | 26 | 10,765 | 9.4% | 75 | 26 |
| Burkina Faso | 49 | 14 | 2 | 507 | 15.9% | 97 | 27 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 0 | (0) | 30 | (50.0%) | 7 | 13 |
| Cameroon | 151 | 45 | 17 | 1,159 | 37.8% | 130 | 39 |
| Canada | 1,856 | 563 | 132 | 6,488 | 23.5% | 286 | 87 |
| Cayman Islands | (46) | 53 | (0) | 30 | (0.4%) | (1,547) | 1,780 |
| Chad | 18 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 200.0% | 108 | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 415 | 236 | 16 | 1,000 | 6.8% | 415 | 236 |
| Chile | 2,882 | 1,466 | 286 | 13,977 | 19.5% | 206 | 105 |
| China, P.R.: Mainland | 3,935 | 2,407 | 165 | 29,310 | 6.9% | 134 | 82 |
| China with HK | 163 | 53 | 10 | 400 | 19.6% | 407 | 133 |
| Colombia | 794 | 296 | 120 | 5,808 | 40.6% | 137 | 51 |
| Congo, Republic of | 17 | 5 | 2 | 171 | 43.5% | 102 | 27 |
| Croatia | 1,773 | 336 | 71 | 13,917 | 21.2% | 127 | 24 |
| Curacao | 115 | (24) | 1 | 44 | (4.2%) | 2,621 | (543) |
| Cyprus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 21.4% | 208 | 157 |
| Czech Republic | 4,621 | 2,226 | 482 | 32,456 | 21.7% | 142 | 69 |
| Denmark | 9,590 | 2,723 | 571 | 18,347 | 21.0% | 523 | 148 |
| Djibouti | 19 | (1) | (0) | 208 | 25.0% | 89 | (4) |
| Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 100.0% | 87 | 11 |
| Egypt | 1,097 | 560 | 135 | 11,019 | 24.1% | 100 | 51 |
| Estonia | 629 | 286 | 67 | 3,710 | 23.4% | 170 | 77 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 26 | 10 | 4 | 234 | 43.8% | 111 | 41 |
| Falkland Islands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | 116 | 58 |
| Fiji | 4 | (1) | 0 | 80 | 0.0% | 45 | (13) |
| Finland | 3,423 | 1,396 | 340 | 9,635 | 24.3% | 355 | 145 |
| France | 65,307 | 12,799 | 4,604 | 293,347 | 36.0% | 223 | 44 |
| French Polynesia | 86 | 22 | 13 | 459 | 57.1% | 187 | 49 |
| Gambia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 50.0% | 47 | 6 |
| Georgia | 484 | (456) | 5 | 1,516 | (1.2%) | 319 | (301) |
| Germany | 48,907 | 8,137 | 1,960 | 165,732 | 24.1% | 295 | 49 |
| Ghana | 300 | 143 | 41 | 2,341 | 28.8% | 128 | 61 |
| Gibraltar | 880 | 337 | 66 | 3,447 | 19.7% | 255 | 98 |
| United Kingdom | 86,649 | 10,139 | 3,830 | 266,560 | 37.8% | 325 | 38 |
| Greece | 90 | (43) | 9 | 453 | (21.9%) | 199 | (95) |
| Guernsey | 212 | 111 | 9 | 430 | 8.3% | 494 | 258 |
| Guinea | 43 | 16 | 6 | 368 | 36.3% | 116 | 44 |
| Hong Kong, China | 18,252 | 8,038 | 960 | 40,796 | 11.9% | 447 | 197 |
| Hungary | 1,855 | 70 | 106 | 14,484 | 150.6% | 128 | 5 |
| India | 4,011 | 1,653 | 728 | 96,003 | 44.0% | 42 | 17 |
| Indonesia | 904 | 190 | 86 | 9,031 | 45.2% | 100 | 21 |
| Iraq | 20 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 2.6% | 1,342 | 1,068 |
| Ireland | 5,466 | 2,742 | 126 | 15,653 | 4.6% | 349 | 175 |
| Isle of Man | 376 | 198 | 14 | 1,113 | 7.1% | 338 | 178 |
| Israel | 76 | 33 | 10 | 192 | 31.3% | 394 | 170 |
| Italy | 40,602 | 117 | 1,057 | 166,016 | 902.0% | 245 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 181 | 60 | 12 | 1,586 | 20.7% | 114 | 38 |
| Japan | 2,179 | 740 | 237 | 3,354 | 32.0% | 650 | 221 |
| Jersey | 901 | 504 | 25 | 1,885 | 4.9% | 478 | 267 |
| Jordan | 29 | 8 | 5 | 183 | 58.5% | 160 | 45 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 6 | 1 | 153 | 20.7% | 118 | 38 |
| Kenya | 415 | 171 | 58 | 3,986 | 34.0% | 104 | 43 |
| Kosovo | 42 | 16 | 2 | 686 | 10.0% | 61 | 23 |
| Kuwait | 37 | 16 | 0 | 84 | 1.3% | 444 | 188 |
| Laos | 6 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 0.0% | 43 | 7 |
| Latvia | 467 | 185 | 31 | 3,587 | 16.8% | 130 | 52 |
| Lebanon | 32 | 27 | 3 | 172 | 10.9% | 189 | 159 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | N/A | 333 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 539 | 228 | 38 | 5,865 | 16.7% | 92 | 39 |
| Luxembourg | 8,823 | 4,571 | 691 | 12,354 | 15.1% | 714 | 370 |
| Macao, China | 75 | 49 | 5 | 191 | 10.7% | 392 | 256 |
| Macedonia, F.Y.R. | 19 | 5 | 0 | 308 | 8.3% | 61 | 16 |
| Madagascar | 66 | 35 | 7 | 980 | 20.3% | 68 | 36 |
| Malaysia | 1,500 | 438 | 99 | 14,934 | 22.6% | 100 | 29 |
| Maldives | 14 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 32.2% | 707 | 596 |
| Mali | 14 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 33.3% | 146 | 19 |
| Malta | 268 | 170 | 23 | 1,111 | 13.7% | 241 | 153 |
| Marshall Islands | (18) | (24) | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | N/A | N/A |
| Mauritius | 407 | 297 | 13 | 1,562 | 4.2% | 260 | 190 |
| Mexico | 10,376 | 3,955 | 1,068 | 60,885 | 27.0% | 170 | 65 |
| Moldova | 22 | 9 | 1 | 579 | 13.3% | 38 | 16 |
| Monaco | 543 | 170 | 33 | 1,369 | 19.7% | 397 | 124 |
| Montenegro | 19 | 6 | 1 | 224 | 13.3% | 86 | 27 |
| Morocco | 784 | 218 | 81 | 8,355 | 36.9% | 94 | 26 |
| Mozambique | 31 | 6 | 0 | 457 | 0.0% | 68 | 13 |
| Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| Nepal | 81 | 30 | 5 | 480 | 17.4% | 168 | 62 |
| Netherlands | 27,745 | 4,354 | 1,044 | 67,312 | 24.0% | 412 | 65 |
| New Caledonia | 119 | 54 | 22 | 602 | 41.2% | 197 | 90 |
| New Zealand | 409 | 147 | 38 | 504 | 25.9% | 811 | 292 |
| Nigeria | 144 | 74 | 4 | 734 | 4.9% | 196 | 101 |
| Norway | 5,208 | 2,592 | 860 | 11,495 | 33.2% | 453 | 225 |
| Oman | 148 | 33 | 4 | 884 | 12.7% | 168 | 37 |
| Pakistan | 196 | 104 | 41 | 3,216 | 39.8% | 61 | 32 |
| Panama | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 237.5% | 800 | 400 |
| Paraguay | 63 | 20 | 4 | 374 | 17.6% | 167 | 54 |
| Peru | 924 | 438 | 155 | 4,879 | 35.4% | 189 | 90 |
| Philippines | 306 | 63 | 16 | 6,567 | 25.4% | 47 | 10 |
| Poland | 6,028 | 2,080 | 516 | 65,420 | 24.8% | 92 | 32 |
| Portugal | 1,903 | 599 | 130 | 10,997 | 21.7% | 173 | 54 |
| Puerto Rico | 292 | 30 | 21 | 1,145 | 68.7% | 255 | 26 |
| Qatar | 175 | 79 | 7 | 382 | 9.1% | 458 | 208 |
| Romania | 2,331 | 325 | 40 | 26,050 | 12.3% | 89 | 12 |
| Russia | 3,080 | 1,011 | 234 | 30,263 | 23.2% | 102 | 33 |
| Saint-Martin, France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 313 | 31 |
| Saudi Arabia | 126 | 414 | 6 | 96 | 1.4% | 1,315 | 4,315 |
| Senegal | 106 | 15 | 6 | 1,063 | 39.7% | 100 | 14 |
| Serbia | 693 | 214 | 17 | 8,827 | 7.9% | 79 | 24 |
| Seychelles | 13 | 6 | 2 | 96 | 31.3% | 139 | 66 |
| Sierra Leone | 20 | 9 | 2 | 106 | 17.8% | 189 | 85 |
| Singapore | 6,343 | 1,279 | 177 | 20,005 | 13.8% | 317 | 64 |
| Slovakia | 1,899 | 701 | 158 | 14,909 | 22.6% | 127 | 47 |
| Slovenia | 269 | 65 | 11 | 2,127 | 17.5% | 127 | 31 |
| South Africa | 3,570 | 1,056 | 267 | 29,333 | 25.3% | 122 | 36 |
| Korea, Rep. | 1,608 | (102) | 67 | 5,619 | (65.5%) | 286 | (18) |
| Spain | 22,194 | 411 | 963 | 92,470 | 234.0% | 240 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 205 | 109 | 50 | 3,829 | 46.4% | 54 | 28 |
| Sweden | 15,094 | 5,846 | 1,244 | 29,909 | 21.3% | 505 | 195 |
| Switzerland | 2,633 | (550) | 78 | 6,888 | (14.2%) | 382 | (80) |
| Taiwan Province of | 911 | 211 | 31 | 5,809 | 14.8% | 157 | 36 |
| China | |||||||
| Tanzania | 134 | 22 | 6 | 1,864 | 28.7% | 72 | 12 |
| Thailand | 265 | 26 | 17 | 2,182 | 66.2% | 121 | 12 |
| Togo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 100.0% | 133 | 12 |
| Tunisia | 176 | 51 | 19 | 2,621 | 37.1% | 67 | 20 |
| Turkey | 4,490 | 1,558 | 305 | 34,787 | 19.6% | 129 | 45 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,211 | 515 | 106 | 6,023 | 20.7% | 367 | 85 |
| Uganda | 98 | 30 | 3 | 883 | 10.6% | 111 | 34 |
| Ukraine | 472 | (294) | 14 | 21,468 | (4.6%) | 22 | (14) |
| Uruguay | 443 | 137 | 39 | 1,931 | 28.7% | 229 | 71 |
| United States | 41,817 | 5,093 | 1,637 | 84,586 | 32.1% | 494 | 60 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 6.7% | 93 | 31 |
| Venezuela | 333 | 100 | 72 | 3,945 | 72.1% | 84 | 25 |
| Vietnam | 242 | 69 | 15 | 2,198 | 21.2% | 110 | 31 |
| British Virgin Islands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | N/A | N/A |
| Zambia | 148 | 58 | 18 | 1,472 | 31.2% | 101 | 40 |
| Zimbabwe | 75 | 16 | 6 | 888 | 37.8% | 84 | 18 |
| Total above | 528,909 | 107,168 | 30,327 | 2,153,242 | 28.3% | 246 | 50 |
Appendix 3
Comparisons of headline and effective tax rates
| Country | Headline tax rates | Effective tax rates | Differences | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT rate per OECD % | CT rate per KPMG etc. % | CT rate per P -ky % | CT rate used % | ETR per OECD % | ETR per CRD IV Data % | ETR per P Janský% | Headline TR used and ETR per OECD % | ETR per OECD and CRD IV % | |
| Albania | 15.00 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 16.4 | 0.5 | (1.9) | |||
| Andorra | 10.0 | 10.00 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 1.2 | ||||
| Argentina | 30.0 | 30.00 | 30.0 | 35.7 | 34.7 | (5.7) | 1.0 | ||
| Botswana | 22.0 | 22.00 | 22.0 | 27.3 | 25.5 | (5.3) | 1.8 | ||
| Brazil | 34.0 | 34.00 | 34.0 | 29.9 | 36.5 | 4.1 | (6.6) | ||
| British Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Bulgaria | 10.0 | 10.00 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 0.9 | (0.3) |
| Cayman Islands | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ||
| China (People's Republic of) | 25.0 | 25.00 | 25.0 | 23.6 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 16.7 | ||
| Croatia | 18.0 | 20.00 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.6 | 21.2 | 15.0 | 4.4 | (5.6) |
| Curacao | 22.0 | 22.00 | 22.0 | 20.5 | −4.2 | 1.5 | 24.7 | ||
| Cyprus | 12.50 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 21.4 | 10.0 | 0.6 | (9.5) | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 35.0 | 35.00 | 35.0 | 31.6 | 43.5 | 3.4 | (11.9) | ||
| Guernsey | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | (8.3) | ||
| Hong Kong, China | 16.5 | 16.50 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 3.3 | ||
| India | 48.3 | 34.61 | 34.6 | 44.1 | 44.0 | (9.5) | 0.1 | ||
| Indonesia | 25.0 | 25.00 | 25.0 | 22.4 | 45.2 | 2.6 | (22.8) | ||
| Isle of Man | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 0.0 | (7.1) | ||
| Jamaica | 25.0 | 25.0 | 23.3 | 1.7 | |||||
| Jersey | 0.0 | 20.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | (4.9) | ||
| Kenya | 30.0 | 30.00 | 30.0 | 26.8 | 34.0 | 3.2 | (7.2) | ||
| Liechtenstein | 12.5 | 12.50 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 10.1 | ||
| Macau, China | 12.0 | 12.00 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Malta | 35.0 | 35.00 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 33.3 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 1.7 | 19.6 |
| Mauritius | 15.0 | 15.00 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 9.8 | ||
| Montserrat | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.4 | (0.4) | |||||
| Peru | 29.5 | 29.50 | 29.5 | 28.1 | 35.4 | 1.4 | (7.3) | ||
| Romania | 16.0 | 16.00 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 17.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Russia | 20.0 | 20.00 | 20.0 | 18.8 | 23.2 | 1.2 | (4.4) | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 0.0 | 20.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | (1.4) | ||
| Senegal | 30.0 | 30.00 | 30.0 | 27.6 | 39.7 | 2.4 | (12.1) | ||
| Seychelles | 30.0 | 30.0 | 28.3 | 31.3 | 1.7 | (3.0) | |||
| Singapore | 17.0 | 17.00 | 17.0 | 16.2 | 13.8 | 0.8 | 2.4 | ||
| South Africa | 28.0 | 28.00 | 28.0 | 27.1 | 25.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ||
| Thailand | 20.0 | 20.00 | 20.0 | 21.6 | 66.2 | (1.6) | (44.6) | ||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Australia | 30.0 | 30.00 | 30.0 | 31.4 | 35.0 | (1.4) | (3.6) | ||
| Austria | 25.0 | 25.00 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 23.7 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 14.2 |
| Belgium | 29.6 | 29.00 | 34.0 | 29.6 | 26.0 | 27.1 | 14.0 | 3.6 | (1.1) |
| Canada | 26.8 | 26.50 | 26.8 | 24.7 | 23.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | ||
| Chile | 25.0 | 26.00 | 25.0 | 31.8 | 19.5 | (6.8) | 12.3 | ||
| Czech Republic | 19.0 | 19.00 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 20.6 | 21.7 | 15.0 | (1.6) | (1.1) |
| Denmark | 22.0 | 22.00 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 2.5 | (1.5) |
| Estonia | 20.0 | 20.00 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 23.4 | 14.0 | 3.0 | (6.4) |
| Finland | 20.0 | 20.00 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 24.3 | 12.0 | 1.0 | (5.3) |
| France | 34.4 | 33.00 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | (3.0) |
| Germany | 29.8 | 30.00 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 27.3 | 24.1 | 20.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| Greece | 29.0 | 29.00 | 24.0 | 29.0 | 27.6 | −21.9 | 28.0 | 1.4 | 49.5 |
| Hungary | 9.0 | 9.00 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 150.6 | 8.0 | (0.9) | (140.7) |
| Iceland | 20.0 | 20.00 | 20.0 | 18.8 | 1.2 | ||||
| Ireland | 12.5 | 12.50 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 16.0 | 0.7 | 7.2 |
| Israel | 23.0 | 23.00 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 31.3 | 0.1 | (8.4) | ||
| Italy | 27.8 | 24.00 | 31.0 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 902.0 | 30.0 | 1.9 | (879.9) |
| Japan | 29.7 | 30.86 | 29.7 | 27.5 | 32.0 | 2.2 | (4.5) | ||
| Korea | 27.5 | 25.00 | 25.0 | 23.2 | −65.5 | 1.8 | 88.7 | ||
| Latvia | 20.0 | 20.00 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 13.5 | 16.8 | 11.0 | 6.5 | (3.3) |
| Lithuania | 15.0 | 15.00 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 12.0 | 1.7 | (3.4) |
| Luxembourg | 26.0 | 26.01 | 29.0 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 9.4 |
| Mexico | 30.0 | 30.00 | 30.0 | 27.4 | 27.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | ||
| Netherlands | 25.0 | 25.00 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | (1.0) |
| New Zealand | 28.0 | 28.00 | 28.0 | 26.8 | 25.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | ||
| Norway | 23.0 | 23.00 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 33.2 | (0.1) | (10.1) | ||
| Poland | 19.0 | 19.00 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 24.8 | 17.0 | 1.4 | (7.2) |
| Portugal | 31.5 | 21.00 | 24.0 | 31.5 | 27.5 | 21.7 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 5.8 |
| Slovak Republic | 21.0 | 21.00 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 22.6 | 20.0 | (0.8) | (0.8) |
| Slovenia | 19.0 | 19.00 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Spain | 25.0 | 25.00 | 30.0 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 234.0 | 22.0 | 0.2 | (209.2) |
| Sweden | 22.0 | 22.00 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 19.8 | 21.3 | 13.0 | 2.2 | (1.5) |
| Switzerland | 21.1 | 18.00 | 21.1 | 19.5 | −14.2 | 1.6 | 33.7 | ||
| Turkey | 22.0 | 22.00 | 22.0 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | ||
| United Kingdom | 19.0 | 19.00 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 37.8 | 15.0 | 0.0 | (18.8) |
| United States | 25.8 | 27.00 | 25.8 | 34.2 | 32.1 | (8.4) | 2.1 | ||
[i] Sources as noted in text: CRD IV data, authors’ calculations
Appendix 4
Tax gaps by countries for all jurisdictions and the EU member states
Authors’ calculations as noted in text
| Names | Countries | Average profit misallocation €'m | Tax rate used for main estimate % | Average total tax cost €'m | Average total tax gain €'m | Average EU tax cost €'m | Average EU tax gain €'m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All banks | Italy | (8,127.6) | 27.8 | (2,259.5) | 0.0 | (2,438.3) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Spain | (4,138.2) | 25.0 | (1,034.5) | 0.0 | (910.4) | 0.0 |
| All banks | United Kingdom | (5,273.0) | 19.0 | (1,001.9) | 0.0 | (790.9) | 0.0 |
| All banks | India | (1,142.4) | 48.3 | (551.8) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | France | (1,117.1) | 34.4 | (384.3) | 0.0 | (189.9) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Other | (1,525.1) | 24.0 | (366.6) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | United States | (1,248.8) | 25.8 | (322.2) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Germany | (941.8) | 29.8 | (280.7) | 0.0 | (188.4) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Switzerland | (988.4) | 21.1 | (208.5) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Ukraine | (876.3) | 18.0 | (157.7) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Korea, Rep. | (404.7) | 27.5 | (111.3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Romania | (559.6) | 16.0 | (89.5) | 0.0 | (95.1) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Austria | (355.1) | 25.0 | (88.8) | 0.0 | (46.2) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Georgia | (542.8) | 15.0 | (81.4) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Hungary | (478.0) | 9.0 | (43.0) | 0.0 | (38.2) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Philippines | (131.4) | 30.0 | (39.4) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Croatia | (190.3) | 18.0 | (34.3) | 0.0 | (28.5) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Netherlands | (132.3) | 25.0 | (33.1) | 0.0 | (13.2) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Indonesia | (126.1) | 25.0 | (31.5) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Poland | (158.9) | 19.0 | (30.2) | 0.0 | (27.0) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Morocco | (69.2) | 31.0 | (21.4) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Malaysia | (85.6) | 24.0 | (20.5) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Greece | (63.4) | 29.0 | (18.4) | 0.0 | (17.8) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Tanzania | (38.4) | 30.0 | (11.5) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Serbia | (76.3) | 15.0 | (11.4) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Thailand | (55.1) | 20.0 | (11.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Venezuela | (31.7) | 34.0 | (10.8) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Russia | (53.7) | 20.0 | (10.7) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | South Africa | (36.0) | 28.0 | (10.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Curacao | (36.5) | 22.0 | (8.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Tunisia | (31.8) | 25.0 | (8.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Bulgaria | (71.2) | 10.0 | (7.1) | 0.0 | (7.1) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Senegal | (22.6) | 30.0 | (6.8) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Puerto Rico | (28.1) | 24.0 | (6.7) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Albania | (36.2) | 15.0 | (5.4) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Marshall Islands | (22.4) | 24.0 | (5.4) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Botswana | (23.6) | 22.0 | (5.2) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Taiwan Province of China | (25.6) | 17.0 | (4.4) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Benin | (11.7) | 30.0 | (3.5) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Zimbabwe | (13.3) | 25.0 | (3.3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Slovenia | (15.0) | 19.0 | (2.8) | 0.0 | (2.1) | 0.0 |
| All banks | Bosnia and Herzegovina | (28.2) | 10.0 | (2.8) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Mozambique | (8.7) | 32.0 | (2.8) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Brunei | (12.9) | 18.5 | (2.4) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Sri Lanka | (7.5) | 28.0 | (2.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Vietnam | (10.4) | 20.0 | (2.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Armenia | (10.0) | 20.0 | (2.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Djibouti | (7.9) | 25.0 | (2.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Chad | (5.7) | 24.0 | (1.4) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Kosovo | (5.3) | 24.0 | (1.3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Bolivia | (4.6) | 25.0 | (1.2) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Burkina Faso | (3.8) | 27.5 | (1.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Moldova | (7.7) | 12.0 | (0.9) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Gambia | (2.9) | 31.0 | (0.9) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Laos | (2.9) | 24.0 | (0.7) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Fiji | (3.4) | 20.0 | (0.7) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Oman | (4.0) | 15.0 | (0.6) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Congo, Republic of | (1.4) | 35.0 | (0.5) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Uganda | (1.7) | 30.0 | (0.5) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Mali | (2.0) | 24.0 | (0.5) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Macedonia, F.Y.R. | (4.8) | 10.0 | (0.5) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Montenegro | (1.5) | 9.0 | (0.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Vanuatu | (0.3) | 34.0 | (0.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Togo | (0.4) | 24.0 | (0.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Ecuador | (0.4) | 22.0 | (0.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Cambodia | (0.4) | 20.0 | (0.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Saint-Martin, France | (0.2) | 34.5 | (0.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Liechtenstein | (0.2) | 12.5 | (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Namibia | (0.0) | 32.0 | (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Bahamas | 20.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Bahrain | (5.6) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Bermuda | 80.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Cayman Islands | 57.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Channel Islands | 168.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Guernsey | 78.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Isle of Man | 131.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | New Caledonia | 27.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | British Virgin Islands | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Kazakhstan | 0.2 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Angola | 0.2 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Falkland Islands | 0.4 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Jordan | 0.7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Equatorial Guinea | 1.1 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Cameroon | 0.9 | 33.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Panama | 1.2 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Paraguay | 4.7 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Cyprus | 4.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| All banks | Ivory Coast | 2.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | French Polynesia | 2.3 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Guinea | 2.5 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Seychelles | 2.6 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Madagascar | 4.3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Pakistan | 4.1 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Sierra Leone | 4.3 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Kuwait | 9.9 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Iraq | 13.3 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Nepal | 9.7 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Zambia | 6.8 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Maldives | 9.9 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Lebanon | 19.8 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Lithuania | 27.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| All banks | Macao, China | 36.5 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Israel | 20.1 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Qatar | 52.2 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Belarus | 29.8 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | China with HK | 26.6 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Algeria | 26.6 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Kenya | 30.2 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Latvia | 48.8 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
| All banks | Uruguay | 43.7 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Brazil | 34.5 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Nigeria | 41.1 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Ghana | 54.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Gibraltar | 162.1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Singapore | 138.4 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Colombia | 71.4 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 24.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Estonia | 129.7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 25.9 | 0.0 | 18.2 |
| All banks | New Zealand | 93.4 | 28.0 | 0.0 | 26.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Monaco | 80.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 26.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Bangladesh | 109.8 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 27.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Slovakia | 137.8 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 28.9 | 0.0 | 27.6 |
| All banks | Mauritius | 216.9 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 32.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Egypt | 174.7 | 22.5 | 0.0 | 39.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Malta | 115.0 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 40.3 | 0.0 | 18.4 |
| All banks | Portugal | 132.2 | 31.5 | 0.0 | 41.6 | 0.0 | 23.8 |
| All banks | Turkey | 237.5 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Canada | 213.3 | 26.8 | 0.0 | 57.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Peru | 223.0 | 29.5 | 0.0 | 65.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Jersey | 365.8 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | United Arab Emirates | 140.7 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 77.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Saudi Arabia | 399.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 79.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Argentina | 428.7 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 128.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Japan | 436.0 | 29.7 | 0.0 | 129.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Australia | 466.1 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 139.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Finland | 809.1 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 161.8 | 0.0 | 97.1 |
| All banks | Czech Republic | 950.6 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 180.6 | 0.0 | 142.6 |
| All banks | Chile | 826.2 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 206.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Ireland | 1,798.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 224.8 | 0.0 | 287.8 |
| All banks | Denmark | 1,295.0 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 284.9 | 0.0 | 246.1 |
| All banks | China, P.R.: Mainland | 1,278.7 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 319.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Norway | 1,778.1 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 409.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Mexico | 1,388.4 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 416.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Belgium | 1,593.8 | 29.6 | 0.0 | 471.8 | 0.0 | 223.1 |
| All banks | Sweden | 3,572.2 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 785.9 | 0.0 | 464.4 |
| All banks | Hong Kong, China | 5,173.3 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 853.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| All banks | Luxembourg | 3,370.0 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 876.2 | 0.0 | 67.4 |
| Total | (0.0) | (7,370.1) | 6,473.9 | (4,793.2) | 1,625.3 |