Business areas

The financial information of BBVA is disclosed in reporting units following a geographical criteria

This section presents and analyzes the most relevant aspects of the Group’s different business areas. Specifically, for each one of them, it shows a summary of the income statement and balance sheet, the business activity figures and the most significant ratios.

 

Gross income 4Q23

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Financial results per business area

2023 Fourth Quarter Results

The structure of the business areas reported by the BBVA Group as of December 31, 2023, is identical with the one presented at the end of 2022.

The composition of BBVA Group business areas is summarized below:

 

Spain mainly includes the banking, insurance and asset management activities that the Group carries out in this country.

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Mexico includes banking, insurance and asset management activities in this country, as well as the activity that BBVA Mexico carries out through its agency in Houston.

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Turkey reports the activity of the group Garanti BBVA that is mainly carried out in this country and, to a lesser extent, in Romania and the Netherlands.

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South America includes banking, financial, insurance and asset management activities conducted, mainly, in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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Rest of Business ainly incorporates the wholesale activity carried out in Europe (excluding Spain), the United States, and BBVA’s branches in Asia..

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The Corporate Center  contains the centralized functions of the Group, including: the costs of the head offices with a corporate function; structural exchange rate positions management; portfolios whose management is not linked to customer relations, such as financial and industrial holdings; stakes in Funds & Investment Vehicles in tech companies; certain tax assets and liabilities; funds due to commitments to employees; goodwill and other intangible assets as well as such portfolios and assets’ funding.

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In addition to these geographical breakdowns, supplementary information is provided for the wholesale business carried out by BBVA, Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), in the countries where it operates. This business is relevant to have a broader understanding of the Group’s activity and results due to the important features of the type of customers served, products offered and risks assumed.

 

 

 

Updated page 30 January 2024