Sierra Leone: Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets

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 Sierra Leone

Banking system regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets

 Latest value 33.98
 Year 2015
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2015
 Average 32.24
 Min - Max 24.60 - 43.40
 Source The International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2015 is 33.98 percent, an increase from 30.21 percent in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 18.10 percent, based on data from 134 countries. Historically, the average for Sierra Leone from 2000 to 2015 is 32.24 percent. The minimum value, 24.6 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 43.4 percent was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Sierra Leone - Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets - Recent values chart

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Sierra Leone - Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets - historical chart - 2000-2015




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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