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 |
| Available for | Data download |
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.
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| Recent values | Sri Lanka: Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 16.51 |
| 2019 | 16.53 |
| 2018 | 15.08 |
| 2017 | 15.23 |
| 2016 | 14.31 |
| 2015 | 13.47 |
| 2014 | 16.65 |
| 2013 | 16.29 |
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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