Kenya: Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets

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 Kenya

Banking system regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets

 Latest value 19.15
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2020
 Average 18.62
 Min - Max 13.20 - 23.16
 Source The International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2020 is 19.15 percent, an increase from 18.79 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 19.63 percent, based on data from 107 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 2000 to 2020 is 18.62 percent. The minimum value, 13.2 percent, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 23.16 percent was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Kenya: Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets
 2020 19.15
 2019 18.79
 2018 18.66
 2017 17.05
 2016 18.87
 2015 21.68
 2014 19.19
 2013 23.16




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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