## Figure 1.15. The Euro Area Sovereign–Financial Sector Nexus

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Figure 1.15. The Euro Area Sovereign–Financial Sector Nexus](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2019/april/english/ch1data/ch1csv/figure1-15.csv)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2019/april/english/ch1data/ch1csv/figure1-15.csv.md)
- [Structured JSON version](/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2019/april/english/ch1data/ch1csv/figure1-15.csv.json)

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### Dataset structure and metadata
- Worksheet name: "csv"
- Row count: 49
- Column count: 19

### Major data panels (as labeled in the file)
- 1. Government Debt-to-GDP Ratios (Percent)
- 2. Bank Buffers: Tier 1 Capital and Loan Loss Reserves (Percent of risk-weighted assets; percentage points)
- 3. Nonperforming Loan Transactions (Billions of euros)

### Column headings and contextual labels (preserved exactly)
- "1. Government Debt-to-GDP Ratios"
- "(Percent)"
- "2. Bank Buffers: Tier 1 Capital and Loan Loss Reserves"
- "(Percent of risk-weighted assets; percentage points)"
- "3. Nonperforming Loan Transactions"
- "(Billions of euros)"
- "Debt to GDP (2010)"
- "Debt to GDP (2018)"
- "2018:H1"
- "Change"
- "Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, and Slovak Republic"
- "Spain and Ireland"
- "Italy"
- "Others"

### Sample country rows and exact figures (preserved exactly)
- AUT
  - Debt to GDP (2010): "82.42"
  - Debt to GDP (2018): "74.44"
  - Bank identifier: "AUT"
  - 2018:H1 (Tier 1 / buffer): "16.29"
  - Change: "1.41"
  - Nonperforming loan transaction date: "3/31/2009"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, and Slovak Republic: "28.57"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Spain and Ireland: "179.49"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Italy: "130.84"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Others: "321.63"

- BEL
  - Debt to GDP (2010): "99.72"
  - Debt to GDP (2018): "101.39"
  - Bank identifier: "BEL"
  - 2018:H1 (Tier 1 / buffer): "21.31"
  - Change: "5.01"
  - Nonperforming loan transaction date: "6/30/2009"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, and Slovak Republic: "31.55"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Spain and Ireland: "192.33"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Italy: "144.94"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Others: "346.82"

- CYP (row shows country and then DEU for buffer row)
  - Debt to GDP (2010): "55.80"
  - Debt to GDP (2018): "106.52"
  - Bank identifier (for buffer row): "DEU"
  - 2018:H1 (Tier 1 / buffer): "17.01"
  - Change: "2.65"
  - Nonperforming loan transaction date: "9/30/2009"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, and Slovak Republic: "34.29"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Spain and Ireland: "196.46"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Italy: "154.52"
  - Nonperforming loan transactions — Others: "363.54"

### Notes on presentation
- The file presents three aligned panels: sovereign debt ratios (2010 and 2018), bank buffer metrics for 2018:H1 with change, and timing and magnitude of nonperforming loan transactions by groupings ("Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, and Slovak Republic"; "Spain and Ireland"; "Italy"; "Others").
- Numeric precision and formatting are preserved exactly as in the source (e.g., "82.42", "2018:H1", "3/31/2009").

*Dataset: figure1-15 (worksheet "csv"; rowCount 49; columnCount 19)*

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2019/april/english/ch1data/ch1csv/figure1-15.csv_