El Salvador: Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets

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 El Salvador

Banking system regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets

 Latest value 15.41
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2020
 Average 15.34
 Min - Max 11.50 - 17.96
 Source The International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2020 is 15.41 percent, a decline from 15.98 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 19.63 percent, based on data from 107 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 2000 to 2020 is 15.34 percent. The minimum value, 11.5 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 17.96 percent was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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El Salvador - Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets - Recent values chart

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El Salvador - Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets - historical chart - 2000-2020




Definition: The capital adequacy of deposit takers. It is a ratio of total regulatory capital to its assets held, weighted according to the risk of those assets.

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