Sri Lanka: Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets

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 Sri Lanka

Banking system regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets

 Latest value 16.51
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2011 - 2020
 Average 15.51
 Min - Max 13.47 - 16.65
 Source The International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2020 is 16.51 percent, a decline from 16.53 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 19.63 percent, based on data from 107 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2020 is 15.51 percent. The minimum value, 13.47 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 16.65 percent was recorded in 2014. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Sri Lanka - Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sri Lanka - Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets - historical chart - 2011-2020




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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