| West      Bancorporation, Inc.                                         |   |                    |    |   |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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| Ratios      of Earnings (Loss) to Fixed Charges and PreferredDividends |   |                    |    |   |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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|                                                                   |   | Nine      Months Ended  |    |   | Year      Ended December 31 |   |
| (dollars      in thousands)                                            |   | September      30, 2009 |    |   | 2008                        |   |   | 2007   |   |   | 2006   |   |   | 2005   |   |   | 2004   |   |
|                                                                   |   |                    |    |   |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Excluding      Interest on Deposits:                                   |   |                    |    |   |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income      (loss) before income taxes                                 |   | $                       | (26,231 | )      |                        | $      | 9,260  |   |   | $      | 27,396 |   |   | $      | 28,535 |   |   | $      | 29,470 |   |   | $ | 28,185 |   |
| Fixed      charges:                                                    |   |                    |    |   |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      expense                                                  |   |                    | 5,302   |   |                        |   | 9,910  |   |   |   | 13,672 |   |   |   | 9,200  |   |   |   | 9,161 |   |   |   | 6,510 |   |
| 1/3      of net rent expense                                           |   |                    | 443     |   |                        |   | 525    |   |   |   | 542    |   |   |   | 498    |   |   |   | 331 |   |   |   | 294 |   |
| Total      fixed charges                                               |   |                    | 5,745   |   |                        |   | 10,435 |   |   |   | 14,214 |   |   |   | 9,698  |   |   |   | 9,492 |   |   |   | 6,804 |   |
| Preferred      dividend requirement                                    |   |                    | 1,350   |   |                        |   | -      |   |   |   | -      |   |   |   | -      |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |
| Fixed      charges and preferred dividends                             |   | $                       | 7,095   |   |                        | $      | 10,435 |   |   | $      | 14,214 |   |   | $      | 9,698  |   |   | $      | 9,492 |   |   | $ | 6,804 |   |
| Earnings      (loss)                                                   |   | $                       | (20,486 | )      |                        | $      | 19,695 |   |   | $      | 41,610 |   |   | $      | 38,233 |   |   | $      | 38,962 |   |   | $ | 34,989 |   |
| Ratio      of earnings (loss) to fixed charges                         |   |                    | (3.57   | )      |                        |   | 1.89   |   |   |   | 2.93   |   |   |   | 3.94   |   |   |   | 4.10 |   |   |   | 5.14 |   |
| Ratio      of earnings (loss) to fixed charges and preferreddividends  |   |                    | (2.89   | )      |                        |   | 1.89   |   |   |   | 2.93   |   |   |   | 3.94   |   |   |   | 4.10 |   |   |   | 5.14 |   |
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| Including      Interest on Deposits:                                   |   |                    |    |   |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income      (loss) before income taxes                                 |   | $                       | (26,231 | )      |                        | $      | 9,260  |   |   | $      | 27,396 |   |   | $      | 28,535 |   |   | $      | 29,470 |   |   | $ | 28,185 |   |
| Fixed      charges:                                                    |   |                    |    |   |                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      expense                                                  |   |                    | 20,544  |   |                        |   | 31,431 |   |   |   | 43,823 |   |   |   | 40,669 |   |   |   | 25,102 |   |   |   | 13,952 |   |
| 1/3      of net rent expense                                           |   |                    | 443     |   |                        |   | 525    |   |   |   | 542    |   |   |   | 498    |   |   |   | 331 |   |   |   | 294 |   |
| Total      fixed charges                                               |   |                    | 20,987  |   |                        |   | 31,956 |   |   |   | 44,365 |   |   |   | 41,167 |   |   |   | 25,433 |   |   |   | 14,246 |   |
| Preferred      dividend requirement                                    |   |                    | 1,350   |   |                        |   | -      |   |   |   | -      |   |   |   | -      |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |
| Fixed      charges and preferred dividends                             |   | $                       | 22,337  |   |                        | $      | 31,956 |   |   | $      | 44,365 |   |   | $      | 41,167 |   |   | $      | 25,433 |   |   | $ | 14,246 |   |
| Earnings                                                               |   | $                       | (5,244  | )      |                        | $      | 41,216 |   |   | $      | 71,761 |   |   | $      | 69,702 |   |   | $      | 54,903 |   |   | $ | 42,431 |   |
| Ratio      of earnings to fixed charges                                |   |                    | (0.25   | )      |                        |   | 1.29   |   |   |   | 1.62   |   |   |   | 1.69   |   |   |   | 2.16 |   |   |   | 2.98 |   |
| Ratio      of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends        |   |                    | (0.23   | )      |                        |   | 1.29   |   |   |   | 1.62   |   |   |   | 1.69   |   |   |   | 2.16 |   |   |   | 2.98 |   |
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