Balance sheet and business activity

The most relevant aspects of the Group's balance sheet and business activity as of September 30, 2019 are summarized below:

  • Loans and advances to customers (gross) increased by 1.3% during the first nine months of 2019, with increases in the business areas of Mexico, and, to a lesser extent, South America and Rest of Eurasia.
  • Non-performing loans increased by 2.3% in the quarter and is in line with the balance as of December 31, 2018. This quarterly increase is the result of the higher balance registered in Turkey. The year-on-year comparison fell by 3.4%, mainly due to the sales of non-performing loan portfolios in Spain.
  • In customer deposits, overall good performance in the third quarter in both time deposits and demand deposits (up 1.4% and 0.5%, respectively). In the year-on-year comparison and compared to the balance as of December 31, 2018, the fall in time deposits was more than offset by the increase in demand deposits balances.
  • Off-balance sheet funds grew by 7.8% compared to December 31, 2018, thanks to the good performance of both mutual funds and pension funds.
  • In tangible assets, the balance as of September 30, 2019 was primarily affected by the implementation of IFRS 16 "Leases," which led to a growth of 41.2% compared to the end of the previous financial year.
  • The figure for other assets/other liabilities at the end of September 2019 includes the assets and liabilities of BBVA Paraguay, which have been classified as non-current assets and liabilities held for sale in the consolidated public balance sheet, once the BBVA Group made public through a relevant event to the Spanish Securities Market Commission (hereinafter CNMV for its acronym in Spanish) the sales agreement, aforementioned in the relevant events section.

Consolidated balance sheet (Millions of euros)

30-09-19 ∆% 31-12-18 30-09-18
Cash, cash balances at central banks and other demand deposits 40,932 (29.7) 58,196 44,800
Financial assets held for trading 110,874 23.0 90,117 90,405
Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss 5,209 1.4 5,135 4,692
Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss 1,400 6.6 1,313 1,302
Financial assets at fair value through accumulated other comprehensive income 63,275 12.3 56,337 61,602
Financial assets at amortized cost 437,792 4.3 419,660 417,893
Loans and advances to central banks and credit institutions 19,655 50.0 13,103 15,355
Loans and advances to customers 378,775 1.3 374,027 370,496
Debt securities 39,363 21.0 32,530 32,042
Investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates 1,550 (1.8) 1,578 972
Tangible assets 10,208 41.2 7,229 6,688
Intangible assets 8,508 2.3 8,314 8,213
Other assets 29,269 1.6 28,809 32,417
Total assets 709,017 4.8 676,689 668,985
Financial liabilities held for trading 92,407 14.4 80,774 81,810
Other financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss 9,583 37.0 6,993 6,782
Financial liabilities at amortized cost 518,215 1.8 509,185 501,439
Deposits from central banks and credit institutions 60,554 2.2 59,259 62,339
Deposits from customers 379,333 0.9 375,970 365,687
Debt certificates 63,324 3.6 61,112 62,022
Other financial liabilities 15,003 16.8 12,844 11,390
Liabilities under insurance and reinsurance contracts 10,834 10.2 9,834 9,994
Other liabilities 20,949 23.0 17,029 17,862
Total liabilities 651,988 4.5 623,814 617,888
Non-controlling interests 6,299 9.3 5,764 5,100
Accumulated other comprehensive income (6,114) (15.3) (7,215) (7,358)
Shareholders’ funds 56,844 4.6 54,326 53,355
Total equity 57,029 7.9 52,874 51,097
Total liabilities and equity 709,017 4.8 676,689 668,985
Memorandum item:
Guarantees given 45,655 1.0 47,574 45,207

Loans and advances to customers (Millions of euros)

30-09-19 ∆% 31-12-18 30-09-18
Public sector 27,782 (2.5) 28,504 28,702
Individuals 173,744 1.9 170,501 169,594
Mortgages 110,958 (0.5) 111,528 112,278
Consumer 35,144 0.6 34,939 34,190
Credit cards 14,469 7.1 13,507 12,527
Other loans 13,173 25.1 10,527 10,598
Business 173,410 1.5 170,872 167,771
Non-performing loans 16,337 (0.1) 16,348 17,045
Loans and advances to customers (gross) 391,273 1.3 386,225 383,111
Loan-loss provisions (12,499) 2.5 (12,199) (12,614)
Loans and advances to customers 378,775 1.3 374,027 370,496

Loans and advances to customers
(Gross. Billions of euros)

(1) At constant exchange rates: +0.2%.

Customer funds
(Billions of euros)



(1) At constant exchange rates: +1.3%.

Customer funds (Millions of euros)

30-09-19 ∆% 31-12-18 30-09-18
Deposits from customers 379,333 0.9 375,970 365,687
Current accounts 272,729 4.7 260,573 251,666
Time deposits 100,147 (7.5) 108,313 107,458
Other deposits 6,457 (8.9) 7,084 6,564
Other customer funds 105,826 7.8 98,150 100,995
Mutual funds and investment companies 66,748 8.7 61,393 64,081
Pension funds 36,179 7.0 33,807 33,715
Other off-balance sheet funds 2,899 (1.7) 2,949 3,199
Total customer funds 485,159 2.3 474,120 466,683