Share capital financed by the companies themselves, referred to by the SIC as ‘weak equity’ [13], represented more than 25 % of the banks' capital bases (or over 50 % when assessed against the core component of the capital, i.e. shareholders' equity less intangible assets).
En 2001, les bilans des trois banques principales équivalaient (collectivement) à un peu plus d'un an du produit intérieur brut (PIB) de l'Islande.