cross-border outstandings to countries in which we do business which amounted to at least 1% ( 1 % ) of our consolidated total assets were as follows as of december 31 : 2007 2006 2005 ( in millions ) .

Table: ( in millions ) 2007 2006 2005 united kingdom $ 5951 $ 5531 $ 2696 canada 4565 2014 1463 australia 3567 1519 1441 netherlands 2014 2014 992 germany 2944 2696 4217 total cross-border outstandings $ 17027 $ 9746 $ 10809

the total cross-border outstandings presented in the table represented 12% ( 12 % ) , 9% ( 9 % ) and 11% ( 11 % ) of our consolidated total assets as of december 31 , 2007 , 2006 and 2005 , respectively . there were no cross- border outstandings to countries which totaled between .75% ( .75 % ) and 1% ( 1 % ) of our consolidated total assets as of december 31 , 2007 . aggregate cross-border outstandings to countries which totaled between .75% ( .75 % ) and 1% ( 1 % ) of our consolidated total assets at december 31 , 2006 , amounted to $ 1.05 billion ( canada ) and at december 31 , 2005 , amounted to $ 1.86 billion ( belgium and japan ) . capital regulatory and economic capital management both use key metrics evaluated by management to ensure that our actual level of capital is commensurate with our risk profile , is in compliance with all regulatory requirements , and is sufficient to provide us with the financial flexibility to undertake future strategic business initiatives . regulatory capital our objective with respect to regulatory capital management is to maintain a strong capital base in order to provide financial flexibility for our business needs , including funding corporate growth and supporting customers 2019 cash management needs , and to provide protection against loss to depositors and creditors . we strive to maintain an optimal level of capital , commensurate with our risk profile , on which an attractive return to shareholders will be realized over both the short and long term , while protecting our obligations to depositors and creditors and satisfying regulatory requirements . our capital management process focuses on our risk exposures , our capital position relative to our peers , regulatory capital requirements and the evaluations of the major independent credit rating agencies that assign ratings to our public debt . the capital committee , working in conjunction with the asset and liability committee , referred to as 2018 2018alco , 2019 2019 oversees the management of regulatory capital , and is responsible for ensuring capital adequacy with respect to regulatory requirements , internal targets and the expectations of the major independent credit rating agencies . the primary regulator of both state street and state street bank for regulatory capital purposes is the federal reserve board . both state street and state street bank are subject to the minimum capital requirements established by the federal reserve board and defined in the federal deposit insurance corporation improvement act of 1991 . state street bank must meet the regulatory capital thresholds for 2018 2018well capitalized 2019 2019 in order for the parent company to maintain its status as a financial holding company. .

Question: what was the percent change in cross-border outstandings in the uk between 2006 and 2007?
Answer: 7.5%
Calculation: divide(subtract(5951, 5531), 5531)